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Iron-C

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 30 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 02368 7
  • DSLD label 299059
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 30 servings

Iron-C by Pure Encapsulations lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 175 mg of vitamin C and 15 mg of iron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.

What is in Iron-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).

Iron-C: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 299059, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid175 mg194%Vitamin C in Iron-C against 18,583 products175 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg175 mg

Higher than 62% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 350 mg.

Ironas Iron Aspartate, Iron Glycinate50% as iron aspartate15 mg83%Iron in Iron-C against 6,910 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg15 mg

Higher than 72% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299059 (entered November 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?

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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1-2 times daily, with meals.
Warnings
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of the reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately. Keep out of the reach of children.
If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certified Organization www.gluten.org
Gluten-Free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 299059.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Cellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Iron-C have?

5 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 299059 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02368 7
  2. Label 293987 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00159 3
  3. Label 261743 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market July 5, 2023 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02368 7
  4. Label 219133 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market November 20, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00159 3
  5. Label 184285 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00159 3

DSLD also links this label to: Nectar Lattes Cappuccino (flavor difference), L-Glutamine 850 mg (flavor difference), Nectar Lattes Vanilla Latte (flavor difference), L-Tyrosine (flavor difference), Nectar Lattes Cappuccino (flavor difference), Nectar Lattes Caramel Macchiato (flavor difference), Nectar Lattes Cappuccino (flavor difference), Nectar Lattes Caramel Macchiato (flavor difference).

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.

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