Liquid Vitamin C Orange Flavor
by Rugby · liquid · 1 pint
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 0536-0160-85 2
- DSLD label 28231
- Serving 1 tsp (5 mL)
Liquid Vitamin C Orange Flavor by Rugby lists one ingredient: 500 mg of vitamin C per serving of 1 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2014.
What is in Liquid Vitamin C Orange Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Sugar | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 500 mg | 833% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Sodium | 83 mg | 3% | Higher than 60% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 28231 (entered February 26, 2014), 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.
- Chewable Vitamin C-500 mg Orange FlavorRugby · off the market same ingredients
- Chewable C-500Windmill same ingredients
- Delicious Chewable Vitamin C-500 mg With Rose Hips Natural Orange FlavorNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Vitamin C 500 mg Chewable Orange TabletsSunkist same ingredients
- Orange-Chew 500 mgDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Chewable Vitamin C 500 mg Supplement Natural Orange FlavorSunny Maid 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
- DIRECTIONS: One teaspoonful daily.
- Warnings
- TAMPER RESISTANT - DO NOT USE IF SAFETY BAND AROUND CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Storage
- To preserve quality and freshness, keep bottle tightly closed. Store between 15(0)-30(0)C (59(0)-86(0)F).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 28231.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: purified Water, Sugar, Granulated, Corn Syrup, Glycerin, sorbitol solution, Propylene Glycol, sodium hydroxide pellets, Sodium Benzoate, Saccharin Sodium, Orange oil, rose hips extract powder.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Rugby(R) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK.
How many labels does Liquid Vitamin C Orange Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2014.
- Label 28231 (current) Entered February 26, 2014 · on the market · 1 pint · UPC 0 0536-0160-85 2
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, INC. (distributor), DULUTH, GEORGIA. All Rugby products.