Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg
by Freeda · capsule · 250 veg caps
- Off the market since July 2021 (NIH)
- UPC 7 58487 01002 8
- DSLD label 221331
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg by Freeda lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 500 mg of vitamin C and 50 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.
What is in Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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) | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 50 mg | 4% | 72% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 221331 (entered May 22, 2020), 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?
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 one serving 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.
- Non-Acid Vitamin C-500Windmill · off the market same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg Calcium AscorbateGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Non-Acid C-500Windmill Natural Vitamins same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin CFreeda same ingredients
- Buffered C-500 mgSpecialty Pharmacy · off the market same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C 500 mgSwanson · off the market same ingredients
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: Adults, take one (1) capsule daily preferably with food and liquid.
- Warnings
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No gluten No lactose No artificial colors No artificial flavors No animal derivatives No sugar or starch No gelatin No yeast
- Storage
- Store product at room temperature. Do not expose to excessive heat or moisture.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 221331.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Cellulose, Vegetarian Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Manufactured in a GMP certified facility in the USA; NSKC (New Square Rabbinical Kashrus Council) OU Pareve (Kosher).
How many labels does Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 221331 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market July 28, 2021 · 250 veg caps · UPC 7 58487 01002 8
- Label 221328 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market July 28, 2021 · 100 veg caps · UPC 7 58487 01001 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Freeda Health (manufacturer), Brooklyn, NY. All Freeda products.