PlainVitamins

Orange-Chew 500 mg

by Douglas Laboratories · tablet or pill · 250 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 00085 4
  • DSLD label 9312
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 250 servings

Orange-Chew 500 mg by Douglas Laboratories lists one ingredient: 500 mg of vitamin C per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.

What is in Orange-Chew 500 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).

Orange-Chew 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 9312, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories4 Calories
Sodium51 mg2%Sodium in Orange-Chew 500 mg against 14,514 products51 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.51 mg

51% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Total Carbohydrates1,122 mg1%Carbohydrate in Orange-Chew 500 mg against 21,979 products1.12 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1.12 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Sugar954 mgSugar in Orange-Chew 500 mg against 11,807 products0.954 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.0.954 g

97% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Vitamin Cas Vitamin C AscorbateVitamin C (Form: buffered with Vitamin C ascorbates)500 mg833%Vitamin C in Orange-Chew 500 mg against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 9312 (entered June 25, 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 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.

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
Suggested Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 tablet daily or as directed by physician.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Tamper resistant package, do not use if outer seal is missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains NO yeast, wheat gluten, soy protein, milk/dairy, corn, starch or preservatives.
Storage
For optimal storage conditions, store in a cool, dry place. (59(0)-77(0)F/15(0)-25(0)C) (35-65% relative humidity)

Source: label statements in DSLD label 9312.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid, Fructose, Cellulose, orange flavor complex, Silica, Sorbitol, Vegetable Stearate.

How many labels does Orange-Chew 500 mg have?

5 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 10714 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market February 26, 2018 · 100 chewable tablets · UPC 3 10539 03792 8
  2. Label 9312 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 3 10539 00085 4
  3. Label 9307 Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 3 10539 00063 2
  4. Label 9305 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 100 tablets · UPC 3 10539 00063 2
  5. Label 9302 Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 3 10539 01852 1

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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