Echinacea-C
by SP Standard Process · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 12122 01083 2
- DSLD label 340173
- Serving 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Echinacea-C by SP Standard Process lists 5 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 5 mg of vitamin C; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.
What is in Echinacea-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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 5 mg | 6% | 97% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Proprietary Blend | 197 mg | ||
| Echinacea angustifolia | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Echinacea purpurea | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Buckwheat Aerial Parts Juice, Powderorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Buckwheat Flourorganic | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 340173 (entered September 25, 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?
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:
- 97% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 5 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
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 Echinacea-C's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Liquid Echinacea for Children OrangeVitables 2 shared, 57% alike
- Echinacea 250 mgIVL Institute For Vibrant Living 2 shared, 46% alike
- Echinacea 250 mgBIOVEA 2 shared, 46% alike
- Echinacea Root ComplexNature's Way · off the market 2 shared, 46% alike
- Echinacea Root Complex 450 mgNature's Way · off the market 2 shared, 46% alike
- Echinacea SupremeGaia Organics · off the market 2 shared, 46% alike
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: One tablet per meal, or as directed.
- Warnings
- Caution: If pregnant or nursing, consult your health care professional before using this product.
- Caution in using this product if allergic to plants of the daisy family. This product is processed in a facility that manufactures other products containing soy, milk, egg, wheat, peanut, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF (Gluten free)
Source: label statements in DSLD label 340173.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rose Hips, Honey, Acerola, Maltodextrin, Calcium Stearate.
How many labels does Echinacea-C have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 19, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 340173 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01083 2
- Label 256507 Entered November 19, 2021 · off the market August 15, 2025 · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01083 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Standard Process Inc. (manufacturer), Palmyra, WI. All SP Standard Process products.