Echinacea Plus Vitamin C
by GNC Herbal Plus Standardized · capsule · 60 Vegetarian Capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 09718 9
- DSLD label 868
- Serving 1 capsule
Echinacea Plus Vitamin C by GNC Herbal Plus Standardized lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 400 mg of echinacea purpurea root extract and 100 mg of echinacea angustifolia root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.
What is in Echinacea Plus Vitamin C?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Echinacea purpurea Root ExtractEchinacea purpurea Root Extract Note: 1% Chicoric Acid = 4mg | 400 mg | Higher than 68% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). | |
| Echinacea angustifolia Root ExtractEchinacea angustifolia Root Extract Note: 4% Echinacosides = 4mg | 100 mg | 45% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 868 (entered October 26, 2011), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Echinacea & Vitamin CGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Echinacea ExtractGNC Herbal Plus Standardized 2 shared, 85% alike
- Echinacea FiveVitabase 2 shared, 85% alike
- Echinacea Standardized ExtractMeijer Naturals 2 shared, 85% alike
- Echinacea Orange FlavorNature's Answer · off the market 2 shared, 85% alike
- E-Kid-NaceaNature's Answer For Kids 2 shared, 85% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 868.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Cellulose.
How many labels does Echinacea Plus Vitamin C have?
One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.
- Label 868 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 60 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 0 48107 09718 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Herbal Plus Standardized products.