Essential-C & Flavonoids
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 90 capsules
- Off the market since July 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 01668 9
- DSLD label 277673
- Serving 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Essential-C & Flavonoids by Pure Encapsulations lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 619 mg of vitamin C, 68 mg of calcium, 50 mg of quercetin and 100 mg of rutin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2023.
What is in Essential-C & Flavonoids?
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 ChelaMax Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from ChelaMax Calcium Ascorbate) | 619 mg | 688% | Higher than 90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,238 mg. |
| Calciumas ChelaMax Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: from ChelaMax Calcium Ascorbate) | 68 mg | 5% | 66% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 136 mg. |
| Quercetin | 50 mg | 56% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Rutin | 100 mg | Higher than 84% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277673 (entered March 22, 2023), 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?
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 1 to 2 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 Essential-C & Flavonoids's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- EsterolAllergy Research Group · off the market 4 shared, 78% alike
- Esterol Ester-CNutriCology 4 shared, 78% alike
- Esterol Ester-CAllergy Research Group 4 shared, 78% alike
- Daily Pure Pack ImmunePure Encapsulations 4 shared, 74% alike
- Complete C-1000AA Anabolic Agents · off the market 4 shared, 70% alike
- Esterol Ester-C Calcium Ascorbate With Proanthocyanidins & Other BioflavonoidsAllergy Research Group · off the market 4 shared, 65% 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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1–2 times daily, with or between meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 277673.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Essential-C & Flavonoids have?
5 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 277673 (current) Entered March 22, 2023 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01668 9
- Label 277672 Entered March 22, 2023 · off the market July 20, 2022 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01778 5
- Label 261735 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02391 5
- Label 246082 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market March 22, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01668 9
- Label 233396 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market March 22, 2022 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01778 5
DSLD also links this label to: Ester-C & Flavonoids (image difference, same product), Ester-C & Flavonoids (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 Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.