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Ester-C Plus 500 mg Vitamin C

by Solgar · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33984 00692 8
  • DSLD label 264159
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Ester-C Plus 500 mg Vitamin C by Solgar lists 10 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 55 mg of calcium and 200 mg of citrus bioflavonoids complex; 7 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 19, 2022.

What is in Ester-C Plus 500 mg 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).

Ester-C Plus 500 mg Vitamin C: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 264159, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ester-C500 mg556%Vitamin C in Ester-C Plus 500 mg Vitamin C against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Calciumas Ester-C Calcium Ascorbate55 mg4%Calcium in Ester-C Plus 500 mg Vitamin C against 17,831 products55 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg55 mg

71% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 110 mg.

Citrus Bioflavonoids Complex200 mgFlavonoid in Ester-C Plus 500 mg Vitamin C against 2,343 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 83% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Citrus Bioflavonoidsas Citrus limonno amount given
sweet Orangeno amount given
Tangerineno amount given
Limeno amount given
Lemonno amount given
Acerolano amount given
Rutinno amount given
Hesperidin Complexas Citrus spp.no amount given
naturally occurring Vitamin C Metabolitesno amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 264159 (entered May 19, 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 7 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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?

6 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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement for adults, take one (1) capsule twice a day, preferably with meals or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
Discontinue use and consult your healthcare practitioner if any adverse reactions occur. Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing or damaged.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten, wheat & dairy free
Free of: Gluten, wheat, dairy, soy, yeast, sugar, sodium, artificial flavor, sweetener and color.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 264159.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearic Acid.

How many labels does Ester-C Plus 500 mg Vitamin C have?

13 labels are on file under this name since April 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 264159 (current) Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 33984 00692 8
  2. Label 263859 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market September 28, 2021 · 250 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01049 9
  3. Label 263858 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market September 28, 2021 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01039 0
  4. Label 263869 Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 45 capsules · UPC 0 33984 00691 1
  5. Label 242474 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 50 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01038 3
  6. Label 201138 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 28, 2020 · 50 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01038 3
  7. Label 81063 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market September 10, 2018 · 50 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01038 3
  8. Label 79331 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market October 8, 2019 · 250 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01049 9
  9. Label 79279 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market October 8, 2019 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01039 0
  10. Label 64188 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market November 18, 2019 · 125 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 71039 9
  11. Label 44270 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market September 6, 2017 · 250 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01049 9
  12. Label 44266 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market September 5, 2017 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01039 0
  13. Label 44265 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market September 15, 2017 · 50 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 01038 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Solgar, Inc. (distributor), Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.. All Solgar products.

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