PlainVitamins

Buffered C-Complex Powder

by The Vitamin Shoppe · powder · 7.8 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01258 9
  • DSLD label 221486
  • Serving 2.8 g (1/2 teaspoon)
  • 80 servings

Buffered C-Complex Powder by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2.8 g, such as 1,000 mg of vitamin C, 115 mg of calcium, 250 mg of citrus bioflavonoids extract and 181 mg of rose hips fruit powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Buffered C-Complex Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2.8 g. 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).

Buffered C-Complex Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 221486, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate)1,000 mg1,110%Vitamin C in Buffered C-Complex Powder against 18,583 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg1,000 mg

Higher than 91% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate)115 mg10%Calcium in Buffered C-Complex Powder against 17,831 products115 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg115 mg

50% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Citrus Bioflavonoids extractas Citrus spp., HesperidinCitrus Bioflavonoids extract (Form: std. to 90% Hesperidin Note: 225 mg, Citrus spp. PlantPart: fruit and peel Genus: Citrus Species: spp.)250 mgFlavonoid in Buffered C-Complex Powder against 2,343 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.250 mg

Higher than 88% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg).

Rose Hips fruit powder181 mgRose (unspecified) in Buffered C-Complex Powder against 195 products181 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 100 mg, the median 30 mg.181 mg

Higher than 81% of 195 products listing rose (unspecified) (median 30 mg).

Acerola Fruit Extract125 mgAcerola in Buffered C-Complex Powder against 436 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 300 mg, the median 60 mg.125 mg

Higher than 62% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg).

Rutin powder12.5 mgRutin in Buffered C-Complex Powder against 1,232 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.12.5 mg

70% of 1,232 products listing rutin give more (median 25 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 221486 (entered May 22, 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,000 mg of vitamin C is higher than 91% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 445 list more.

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?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Stir half (1/2) teaspoon into your favorite beverage, preferably after a meal.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free Dairy-free Soy-free Nut-free Does not contain: Gluten, salt, artificial colors or flavors, preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 221486.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Promise Tested & Trusted.

How many labels does Buffered C-Complex Powder have?

13 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 221486 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 7.8 ounces · UPC 7 66536 01258 9
  2. Label 221484 Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 15.8 ounces · UPC 7 66536 01259 6
  3. Label 208199 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 15.6 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01259 6
  4. Label 203499 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market June 3, 2019 · 15.6 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01259 6
  5. Label 203496 Entered June 24, 2019 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 7.8 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01258 9
  6. Label 180848 Entered September 21, 2018 · off the market December 11, 2018 · 16 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01259 6
  7. Label 180784 Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market December 11, 2018 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01258 9
  8. Label 79776 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market June 13, 2018 · 16 ozs · UPC 7 66536 01259 6
  9. Label 79774 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market June 13, 2018 · 8 ozs · UPC 7 66536 01258 9
  10. Label 54863 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market August 30, 2017 · 16 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01259 6
  11. Label 54861 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market August 30, 2017 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01258 9
  12. Label 35854 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market December 13, 2015 · 16 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01259 6
  13. Label 35853 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market December 13, 2015 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01258 9

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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