Stellar C
by Designs for Health · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00097 1
- DSLD label 22806
- Serving 1 capsule
Stellar C by Designs for Health lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 600 mg of vitamin C, 200 mg of acerola, 100 mg of citrus bioflavonoids and 50 mg of rutin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.
What is in Stellar C?
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 Acerola, Ascorbic AcidVitamin C (Form: as Ascorbic Acid, and Acerola) | 600 mg | 1,000% | Higher than 89% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Acerolaas Vitamin CAcerola (Form: standardized to contain 25% vitamin C) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Malpighia Species: glabra Classifier: L. | 200 mg | Higher than 67% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg). | |
| Citrus Bioflavonoidsas HesperidinCitrus Bioflavonoids (Form: standardized to contain 50% Hesperidin) | 100 mg | Higher than 62% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Rutin | 50 mg | Higher than 69% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg). | |
| Quercetin | 50 mg | 56% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22806 (entered June 25, 2013), 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 Stellar C's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Vitamin C 500 mg from Rosehips, with BioflavonoidsMartin Avenue Pharmacy 4 shared, 79% alike
- Poly CUSANA 4 shared, 75% alike
- Preferred Vitamin C-1000 SRPhysician's Preference · off the market 4 shared, 72% alike
- C-1000 Buffered CNOW · off the market 4 shared, 72% alike
- C-1000 Buffered C With 250 mg BioflavonoidsNOW · off the market 4 shared, 72% alike
- Sustained Release C-1000 Buffered C With 250 mg BioflavonoidsNOW · off the market 4 shared, 72% 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: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 22806.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): C; Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does Stellar C have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.
- Label 22806 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00097 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.