Source of Life Red Lightning
by Natures Plus · capsule · 180 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since February 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 0 97467 30579 3
- DSLD label 218337
- Serving 4 capsules; amounts per 8 capsules
- 22.5 servings
Source of Life Red Lightning by Natures Plus lists 42 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 8 capsules, such as 120 mg of vitamin C; 41 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.
What is in Source of Life Red Lightning?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 8 capsules. 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 | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 5 g | 2% | Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 10 g. |
| Sugar | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. | |
| Vitamin Cas AmlaVitamin C (Form: from Amla) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) Note: naturally occurring | 120 mg | 200% | Higher than 51% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg. |
| Red Lightning Proprietary Whole Food Blend | 6,000 mg | ||
| Beet | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fructooligosaccharides | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pomegranate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Goji | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Noni | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Mangosteen | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Acai | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cranberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Red Raspberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Black Raspberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Red Grape | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Tomato | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Strawberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Black Currant | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Red Bell Pepper | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bilberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Blueberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Elderberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Nopal Cactus | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Carrot | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Green Tea | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Turmeric | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fenugreek | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Apple | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Apricot | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Orange | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Peach | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Plum | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pear | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Guava | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pineapple | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Watermelon | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Mango | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pea | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cayenne Pepper | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Amla | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Purple Carrot | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| ActivessenceActivessence Note: a patented enzyme activation system | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cellulase | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pectinase | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Hemicellulase | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| XylanaseXylanase | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 218337 (entered April 23, 2020), 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; 41 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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 Source of Life Red Lightning's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Red LightningNatures Plus Source of Life 40 shared, 77% alike
- Adult's Multi-Vitamin Exotic Red Berry FlavorNatures Plus · off the market 41 shared, 72% alike
- Exotic Red Super Fruits Adult's Multi-Vitamin Chewable Exotic Red Berry FlavorNature's Plus · off the market 41 shared, 70% alike
- Adult's Chewable Multi-Vitamin & Mineral Exotic Red Berry FlavorNaturesPlus 39 shared, 67% alike
- Source of Life Red Liquid Natural Delicious Mixed Berry FlavorNatures Plus 41 shared, 64% alike
- Source of Life RedNatures Plus · off the market 40 shared, 53% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, four capsules once or twice daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free from artificial colors and preservatives. Free from the common allergens yeast, wheat, soy and milk.
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 218337.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Di-Calcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, purified Water.
How many labels does Source of Life Red Lightning have?
5 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 218337 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 97467 30579 3
- Label 49623 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market February 20, 2020 · 0.5 lb · UPC 0 97467 30589 2
- Label 49622 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market September 28, 2018 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 97467 30579 3
- Label 20290 Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market July 31, 2015 · 0.5 lb · UPC 0 97467 30589 2
- Label 15477 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2015 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 97467 30579 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. makers of Nature's Plus (manufacturer), Amityville, New York. All Natures Plus products.