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Echinacea & Vitamin C

by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 vegan capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 00417 3
  • DSLD label 251555
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 50 servings

Echinacea & Vitamin C by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 200 mg of vitamin C and 722 mg of echinacea purpurea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.

What is in Echinacea & Vitamin C?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Echinacea & Vitamin C: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 251555, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate)200 mg222%Vitamin C in Echinacea & Vitamin C against 18,583 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg200 mg

Higher than 63% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Echinacea purpurea722 mgEchinacea purpurea in Echinacea & Vitamin C against 484 products722 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.722 mg

Higher than 91% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,166 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 251555 (entered July 27, 2021), 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:

  • Its 722 mg of echinacea purpurea is higher than 91% of the 484 echinacea purpurea products that print an amount; 42 list more.

The NIH database records 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?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Recommendation: Take 2 capsules three times daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Caution: Not recommended for individuals with autoimmune conditions.
Individuals with allergies to plants of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, including ragweed, should use this product with caution.
If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, soy, dairy products, or artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 251555.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: plant-derived Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Global Sourcing Bottled & tested in the USA.

How many labels does Echinacea & Vitamin C have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 251555 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · on the market · 100 vegan capsules · UPC 0 33674 00417 3
  2. Label 80293 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market May 28, 2021 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 00417 3
  3. Label 39133 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market April 11, 2016 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 00417 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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