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Rapi-Defense

by Nature's Way · capsule · 15 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 10365 4
  • DSLD label 183953
  • Serving 1 capsule

Rapi-Defense by Nature's Way lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 90 mg of vitamin C, 22 mg of zinc and 500 mg of EpiCor. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2018.

What is in Rapi-Defense?

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).

Rapi-Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 183953, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid90 mg100%Vitamin C in Rapi-Defense against 18,583 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg90 mg

57% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: as Zinc Picolinate)22 mg200%Zinc in Rapi-Defense against 13,186 products22 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg22 mg

Higher than 83% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

EpiCoras Saccharomyces cerevisiaeEpiCor (Form: dried fermentate made with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genus: Saccharomyces Species: cerevisiae)500 mgSaccharomyces cerevisiae in Rapi-Defense against 168 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 211.25 mg to 500 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

23% of 168 products listing saccharomyces cerevisiae give more (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183953 (entered November 21, 2018), 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Rapi-Defense's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendation: Adults and children 12 years of age and older take 1 capsule daily.
Just 1 capsule daily
Once daily
Warnings
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Tamper evident. Safety sealed in blister units. Do not use if individual blisters are open or torn.
Keep out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 183953.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: plant-derived Capsule, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Rapi-Defense have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 183953 (current) Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 15 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 10365 4
  2. Label 43484 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market June 21, 2018 · 15 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 33674 10365 4

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 Way Brands, LLC (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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