PlainVitamins

Complex C

by MegaFood · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 51494 10135 3
  • DSLD label 332873
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 180 servings

Complex C by MegaFood lists 8 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 250 mg of vitamin C; 7 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 21, 2025.

What is in Complex C?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Complex C: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 332873, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid250 mg278%Vitamin C in Complex C against 18,583 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg250 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Food BlendMade without milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish and sesame.536 mg
Brown Riceorganicin the blend, no amount given
Orangeorganicin the blend, no amount given
Amlaorganicin the blend, no amount given
Rose Hiporganicin the blend, no amount given
Cranberryorganicin the blend, no amount given
Green Bell Pepperorganicin the blend, no amount given
Wild Blueberryorganicin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 332873 (entered May 21, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 7 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Complex C's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested use: Adults take 1 tablet daily with a beverage. May be taken any time of day, even on an empty stomach.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Made without milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish and sesame.
Tested for 125+ Pesticides Glyphosate Residue Free detoxproject.org Made without 9 Food Allergens Gluten Free
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool place and avoid exposure to moisture. Once open, consume within three months.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 332873.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Rice Protein, Hypromellose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Tested for 125+ Pesticides Glyphosate Residue Free detoxproject.org Certified Vegan Vegan.org Certified B Corporation OK (Kosher). Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Complex C have?

23 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 332873 (current) Entered May 21, 2025 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10135 3
  2. Label 327561 Entered March 25, 2025 · off the market October 4, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10134 6
  3. Label 251038 Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market October 4, 2023 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10135 3
  4. Label 251033 Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market October 4, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10134 6
  5. Label 251029 Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10133 9
  6. Label 251027 Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10132 2
  7. Label 210529 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 4, 2021 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10135 3
  8. Label 210527 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 4, 2021 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10134 6
  9. Label 210523 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 4, 2021 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10133 9
  10. Label 210517 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 4, 2021 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10132 2
  11. Label 177393 Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10132 2
  12. Label 177391 Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market January 2, 2019 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10135 3
  13. Label 177396 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market November 7, 2019 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10134 6
  14. Label 177395 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10133 9
  15. Label 62084 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market April 5, 2018 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10134 6
  16. Label 62022 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market January 5, 2018 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10132 2
  17. Label 62085 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market January 5, 2018 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10135 3
  18. Label 62083 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market January 5, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10133 9
  19. Label 43415 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market October 1, 2015 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10135 3
  20. Label 43414 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market October 1, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10134 6

And 3 more labels.

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names MegaFood (manufacturer), Manchester, NH. All MegaFood products.

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