Iron Plus C 20 mg/200 mg
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since April 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 31511 8
- DSLD label 6823
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
- 100 servings
Iron Plus C 20 mg/200 mg by Vital Nutrients lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of vitamin C and 20 mg of iron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2012.
What is in Iron Plus C 20 mg/200 mg?
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 Ascorbic Acid | 200 mg | 333% | Higher than 63% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
| Ironas Iron AspartateIron (Form: as Iron Aspartate) | 20 mg | 111% | Higher than 85% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 6823 (entered March 23, 2012), 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 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.
- Iron Plus CVital Nutrients same ingredients
- Iron-CPure Encapsulations same ingredients
- Iron 15 mg with Vitamin CPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Iron + CFuturebiotics same ingredients
- Iron RxHoltraCeuticals same ingredients
- Iron ComplexPerformance Lab 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
- Recommendations 1 to 2 capsules once or twice daily with food or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
- KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN
- USE ONLY IF SAFETY SEAL IS INTACT
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- CONTAINS NO COATINGS, BINDERS, YEAST, WHEAT, GLUTEN, MILK/DAIRY, CORN PROTEIN, SOY PROTEIN, EGGS, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED OIL, ARTIFICIAL COLORING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING, OR PRESERVATIVES.
- Storage
- store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 6823.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose powder, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Magnesium Silicate, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): (check)cGMP; VEG CAPS.
How many labels does Iron Plus C 20 mg/200 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2012.
- Label 6823 (current) Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 6 93465 31511 8
DSLD also links this label to: Iron Plus C (image difference, same product), Iron Plus C (image difference, same product), Iron Plus C (image 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 Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.