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Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant

by Nature's Sunshine · other (e.g. tea bag) · 90 soft chews

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 99904 03344 3
  • DSLD label 18149
  • Serving 1 to 3 chews; amounts per 3 chews
  • 30 servings

Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant by Nature's Sunshine lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 chews, such as 45 mg of vitamin C and 22.5 IU of vitamin E, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2013.

What is in Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 chews. 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).

Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 18149, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates6 gCarbohydrate in Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant against 21,979 products6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.6 g

Higher than 73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Sugar3 gSugar in Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant against 11,807 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 53% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid45 mg75%Vitamin C in Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant against 18,583 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg45 mg

80% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha Tocopheryl Hydrogen SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Hydrogen Succinate)22.5 IU75%Vitamin E in Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant against 6,459 products22.5 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.22.5 IU

69% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

Sodium10 mgSodium in Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant against 14,514 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.10 mg

78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Super Fruit and Vegetable Proprietary Blendas Apple, Blueberry, Broccoli150 mg
PROTECTOR SHIELD(R) Proprietary Blend75 mg
Whole Food Complexas Açai, Asparagus, Broccoliin the blend, no amount given
Fruit Juice Concentratesas Apple, Blueberry, Cherryin the blend, no amount given
MicroNutrientsas Choline Bitartrate, Inositol, L-Argininein the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 18149 (entered January 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.

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: Chew up to three (3) Soft Chews per day as a dietary supplement. Chew carefully and thoroughly before swallowing.
Warnings
Keep in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.
This bottle was sealed for your protection. Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free from the common allergens wheat, soy, and milk.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 18149.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Tapioca Syrup, organic evaporated Cane, organic Tapioca Syrup solids, Pectin, Citric Acid, Colors Added, Natural Flavors, Sodium Citrate, organic Sunflower Oil, Carnauba Wax.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Feed the Hero Within(R); Nature's Sunshine QUALITY, SERVICE, INTEGRITY(R); Little Heroes FOUNDATION.

How many labels does Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant have?

2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 18149 (current) Entered January 25, 2013 · on the market · 90 soft chews · UPC 0 99904 03344 3
  2. Label 5546 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market January 5, 2012 · 90 softchews · UPC 0 99904 03344 3

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 Sunshine Products, Inc (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, Utah. All Nature's Sunshine products.

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