Tru-C BioComplex
by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00706 3
- DSLD label 48133
- Serving 2 veg capsules
- 30 servings
Tru-C BioComplex by NOW lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 400 mg of vitamin C, 800 mg of organic amla extract, 100 mg of rutin powder and 40 mg of rose hips. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 25, 2015.
What is in Tru-C BioComplex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas organic Amla extractVitamin C (Form: from organic Amla extract) | 400 mg | 667% | Higher than 79% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg. |
| organic Amla extractas Ascorbic Acidorganic Amla extract (Form: min. 50% Natural Ascorbic Acid) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Phyllanthus Species: emblica | 800 mg | Higher than 83% of 327 products listing indian gooseberry (median 167 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg. | |
| Rutin powderas Sophora japonica | 100 mg | Higher than 84% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Rose Hips | 40 mg | Higher than 60% of 397 products listing dog rose (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. | |
| Grape seed extractas PolyphenolsGrape seed extract (Form: standardized for Polyphenols) PlantPart: seed Genus: Vitis Species: vinifera | 20 mg | 79% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 48133 (entered August 25, 2015), 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 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Tru-C BioComplexVitabase same ingredients
- Grape SeedNOW · off the market 4 shared, 73% alike
- Grape Seed OPC 250 mgProtocol For Life Balance 3 shared, 64% alike
- Extra Strength Grape Seed 250 mgNOW 3 shared, 64% alike
- Chew C BerryB.E.S.T. Process Alka-Line Supplements 3 shared, 58% alike
- Total C Complex + Citrus Bioflavonoids & Rose HipsCalifornia Gold Nutrition 3 shared, 51% 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 2 capsules 1 to 2 times daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- ~ Fruit Source, Corn and Citrus Free
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- And it’s a vegetarian, non-synthetic, citrus- and corn-free source of Vitamin C.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 48133.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose powder, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non-GMO; GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Tru-C BioComplex have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 48133 (current) Entered August 25, 2015 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 00706 3
- Label 14448 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market June 30, 2015 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 00706 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.