Time Release Vitamin C 1000 mg
by Nature's Sunshine · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 03240 8
- DSLD label 278307
- Serving 1 tablet
- 120 servings
Time Release Vitamin C 1000 mg by Nature's Sunshine lists 6 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,000 mg of vitamin C; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.
What is in Time Release Vitamin C 1000 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 | 1,000 mg | 1,111% | Higher than 91% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Proprietary Blend | 25 mg | ||
| Rose Hips | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Acerola Fruit Extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Rutin | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Hesperidin Bioflavonoid extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Lemon Bioflavonoid extract | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278307 (entered October 24, 2022), 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?
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:
- Its 1,000 mg of vitamin C is higher than 91% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 445 list more.
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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin CNature's Sunshine · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin C Time-Release FormulaNature's Sunshine · off the market same ingredients
- Super C Complex Vitamin C 1000 mg With 500 mg BioflavonoidsNature's Plus · off the market 5 shared, 70% alike
- Super C ComplexNatures Plus · off the market 5 shared, 70% alike
- Time Release Vitamin CNature's Sunshine 5 shared, 70% alike
- Bio C Caps Vitamin C with BioflavonoidsWoodstock Vitamins 4 shared, 63% alike
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
- Recommended use: Take 1 tablet daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 278307.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ko Kosher Service Pareve.
How many labels does Time Release Vitamin C 1000 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2022.
- Label 278307 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 99904 03240 8
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin C (image difference, same product), Vitamin C Time-Release Formula (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 Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.