Cranberry Action + Vitamin C
by The Vitamin Shoppe · softgel capsule · 300 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 01363 0
- DSLD label 55427
- Serving 1 softgel
Cranberry Action + Vitamin C by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 3 IU of vitamin E and 140 mg of cranberry. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2016.
What is in Cranberry Action + Vitamin C?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 100 mg | 167% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl AcetateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) | 3 IU | 10% | 96% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 9 IU. |
| Cranberry | 140 mg | 63% of 1,064 products listing cranberry give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 420 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 55427 (entered February 23, 2016), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 96% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 3 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).
The NIH database records 1 to 3 servings 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Triple Strength Cranberry 1680 mg Plus Vitamin CFinest Natural same ingredients
- Cranberry Plus Vitamin CNature's Bounty · off the market same ingredients
- Cranberry ConcentrateMason Natural same ingredients
- Cranberry with Vitamin C & ESafrel same ingredients
- CranberrySwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- Super Strength Cranberry Whole Fruit ConcentrateSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
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
- DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) softgel up to three times daily, with water.
- Warnings
- Contains: Soy.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- WARNING: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- gluten free dairy free nut free
- Does not contain: Yeast, Wheat, Gluten, Salt, Dairy, Citrus, Fish or Artificial Flavors.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 55427.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sunflower seed Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, yellow Beeswax, Soy Lecithin Oil, Carmine color, Caramel color, Titanium Dioxide.
How many labels does Cranberry Action + Vitamin C have?
6 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 55427 (current) Entered February 23, 2016 · on the market · 300 softgels · UPC 7 66536 01363 0
- Label 55426 Entered February 23, 2016 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 7 66536 01362 3
- Label 54890 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 300 softgels · UPC 7 66536 01363 0
- Label 54888 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 66536 01362 3
- Label 32141 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market December 13, 2015 · 300 softgels · UPC 7 66536 01363 0
- Label 32140 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market December 13, 2015 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 66536 01362 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.