Echinacea With Vitamin C And Calcium
by Nature's Answer · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since June 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 83000 16053 0
- DSLD label 58762
- Serving 2 capsules
- 45 servings
Echinacea With Vitamin C And Calcium by Nature's Answer lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 220 mg of vitamin C, 25 mg of calcium and 750 mg of echinacea purpurea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2016.
What is in Echinacea With Vitamin C And Calcium?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 220 mg | 367% | Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 660 mg. |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 25 mg | 3% | 88% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg. |
| Echinacea purpurea | 750 mg | Higher than 91% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,250 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 58762 (entered June 24, 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:
- Its 750 mg of echinacea purpurea is higher than 91% of the 484 echinacea purpurea products that print an amount; 40 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Echinacea With Vitamin C And Calcium's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- EnchinaceaPuritan's Pride 2 shared, 79% alike
- Vitamin C with EchinaceaAmazon Elements 2 shared, 78% alike
- Vitamin C + EchinaceaHealthy Directions 2 shared, 78% alike
- Vitamin C + EchinaceaGNC Herbal Plus 2 shared, 78% alike
- Echinacea & Vitamin CNature's Way 2 shared, 78% alike
- EZC PakEZC Pak · off the market 2 shared, 62% 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: As a dietary supplement, take two (2) capsules three (3) times a day with food or water.
- Warnings
- Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-Free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 58762.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Rice Flour, Calcium Silicate, Quik-Sorb.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): With Quik-Sorb; If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, planning any medial procedure or have a medical condition, consult with your healthcare practitioner before use.
How many labels does Echinacea With Vitamin C And Calcium have?
One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2016.
- Label 58762 (current) Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market June 22, 2018 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16053 0
DSLD also links this label to: Echinacea With Forti-C (image difference, same product).
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 Answer (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.