PlainVitamins

I-Vite Protect

by Rugby · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 05364 17841 9
  • DSLD label 218781
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 60 servings

I-Vite Protect by Rugby lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 4,296 mcg of vitamin A, 226 mg of vitamin C, 91 mg of vitamin E and 34.8 mg of zinc, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.

What is in I-Vite Protect?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

I-Vite Protect: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 218781, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene)4,296 mcg477%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid226 mg251%Vitamin C in I-Vite Protect against 18,583 products226 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg226 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 452 mg.

Vitamin Eas Alpha-Tocopherol AcetateVitamin E (Form: as Alpha Tocopherol Acetate)91 mg607%
Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Oxide)34.8 mg316%Zinc in I-Vite Protect against 13,186 products34.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg34.8 mg

Higher than 96% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 69.6 mg. 1.7 times the adult UL a day.

Copperas Cupric OxideCopper (Form: as Cupric Oxide)0.8 mg89%Copper in I-Vite Protect against 6,468 products0.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.8 mg

63% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.6 mg.

Sodium6 mg1%Sodium in I-Vite Protect against 14,514 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.6 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 218781 (entered April 23, 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?

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:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 69.6 mg of zinc, 1.7 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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.

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: Adults: Two tablets twice daily, with meals. Do not exceed recommended dosage.
Warnings
Tamper resistant - Do not use if imprinted safety seal under cap is broken or missing
Contains milk.
Caution: If you smoke, consult your doctor about the risks associated with smoking and using beta carotene.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
To preserve quality and freshness, keep bottle tightly closed. Store between 15 degrees- 30 degrees C (59 degrees- 86 degrees F).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 218781.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Lactose, Gelatin, Croscarmellose Sodium, Dicalcium Phosphate, Starch, Hypromellose, Silica, Titanium Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, Magnesium Stearate, Talc, Triacetin, Glucose, FD&C Yellow #6 Lake, Ethyl Vanillin, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherols, FD&C Red #40 Lake, Sorbic Acid, Polyethylene Glycol.

How many labels does I-Vite Protect have?

4 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 218781 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 05364 17841 9
  2. Label 200805 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 17, 2019 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 05364 17841 9
  3. Label 14517 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market August 27, 2018 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 0536-4178-41 9
  4. Label 12032 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market February 1, 2012 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 0536 4178 41 9

DSLD also links this label to: I-Vite (package size difference, same product), I-Vite (package size difference, same product), I-Vite (package size 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 Rugby Laboratories (distributor), Livonia, MI. All Rugby products.

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