Power C Vitamin C Complex with Metabolites
by California Academy of Health · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 96291 00249 2
- DSLD label 206704
- Serving 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Power C Vitamin C Complex with Metabolites by California Academy of Health lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 57 mg of calcium, 100 mg of citrus bioflavonoids and 50 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2019.
What is in Power C Vitamin C Complex with Metabolites?
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 Threonic Acid enhanced buffered Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Threonic Acid enhanced buffered Calcium Ascorbate) | 500 mg | 833% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Ascorbate) | 57 mg | 6% | 70% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Citrus Bioflavonoidsas Total BioflavonoidsCitrus Bioflavonoids (Form: 37% Total Bioflavonoids (Form: as Hesperidin)) | 100 mg | Higher than 62% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 50 mg | 47% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Acerola powder | 75 mg | Higher than 52% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg). | |
| Rose Hips powder | 25 mg | 44% of 397 products listing dog rose give more (median 25 mg). | |
| Rutin | 25 mg | 37% of 1,232 products listing rutin give more (median 25 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206704 (entered September 24, 2019), 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- AlphaSorb-C 500NOW same ingredients
- ProtoSorb C 500Protocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- Extra Strength ProtoSorb C 1000Protocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- AlphaSorb-C 1000NOW same ingredients
- Ester-C 1000NOW 6 shared, 85% alike
- Ester-C 1250 mgWonder Laboratories 6 shared, 85% 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
- Suggested use: 1 capsule daily - best taken with food or as directed.
- Warnings
- Safety: Do not use if safety seal is missing or damaged.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of: Sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, soy, and shellfish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 206704.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
How many labels does Power C Vitamin C Complex with Metabolites have?
3 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 206704 (current) Entered September 24, 2019 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 8 96291 00249 2
- Label 193337 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market March 12, 2019 · 90 capsules · UPC 8 96291 00249 2
- Label 5634 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market February 6, 2018 · 90 500 mg capsules · UPC 8 96291 00249 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names California Academy of Health (manufacturer). All California Academy of Health products.