Ester C +
by DC · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 265758
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Ester C + by DC lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 100 mg of echinacea and 12.5 mg of golden seal. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.
What is in Ester 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 Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate, from 625 mg Ester-C) | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
| Ester-C | 625 mg | ||
| Echinacea | 100 mg | 45% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Golden SealGolden Seal PlantPart: root Note: 4:1 | 12.5 mg | 90% of 308 products listing goldenseal give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265758 (entered April 11, 2022), 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:
- 90% of the 308 products that print an amount of goldenseal list more than its 12.5 mg of golden seal (filed by NIH under goldenseal) (median 100 mg).
The NIH database records 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 Ester C +'s, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Herbal Actives Echinacea With Goldenseal 300 MG Complex With Activating HerbsNature's Plus · off the market 2 shared, 52% alike
- Herbal Actives Echinacea With Goldenseal 600 MG/Complex Extended ReleaseNature's Plus · off the market 2 shared, 52% alike
- Standardized Echinacea Goldenseal Root ExtractBluebonnet 2 shared, 52% alike
- Echinacea & Goldenseal 500 mgChristopher's Original Formulas 2 shared, 52% alike
- Echinacea Goldenseal Orange FlavorMaui Medicinal 2 shared, 52% alike
- Kids Echinacea Goldenseal Strawberry FlavorEclectic Institute · off the market 2 shared, 52% 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 1 capsule twice daily.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 265758.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.
How many labels does Ester C + have?
3 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 265758 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 120 capsules
- Label 265757 Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
- Label 245300 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 60 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.