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True Food C

by Higher Nature · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 031013 100291
  • DSLD label 41908
  • Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet

True Food C by Higher Nature lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 250 mg of vitamin C and 100 mg of citrus bioflavonoids. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2015.

What is in True Food C?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

True Food C: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 41908, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin C250 mg313%Vitamin C in True Food C against 18,583 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg250 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Citrus Bioflavonoids100 mgFlavonoid in True Food C against 2,343 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 62% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 41908 (entered January 23, 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 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?

6 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: Take 1-3 tablets (children over 8 years, 1-2 tablets) a day, with or between meals, or as your health professional advises. Do not exceed recommended daily intake. A TRUE FOOD(R) SUPERNUTRITION PLUS multivitamin supplement is also recommended.
Take in place of 1000mg of standard Vitamin C.
Warnings
Oranges are used during the fermentation process.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
DOES NOT CONTAIN: salt, wheat, gluten, lactose, dairy products, artificial preservatives, colours or flavourings.
Storage
Ensure lid is tight and store in a cool, dry, steam-free environment as damp conditions can affect the product quality.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 41908.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Proprietary Mixture, natural Lithothamnion calcarea, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Coating.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Jar {Recycle} 1 PET Lid {Recycle} 5 PP.

How many labels does True Food C have?

15 labels are on file under this name since December 29, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 41911 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market February 22, 2019 · 180 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100307
  2. Label 41909 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market July 29, 2013 · 180 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100307
  3. Label 41908 (current) Entered January 23, 2015 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100291
  4. Label 41906 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market October 10, 2014 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100291
  5. Label 41881 Entered January 23, 2015 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100284
  6. Label 41879 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market October 10, 2014 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100284
  7. Label 41878 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market November 12, 2013 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100284
  8. Label 41876 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market August 28, 2013 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100284
  9. Label 40976 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market May 31, 2013 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100284
  10. Label 40940 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market November 12, 2013 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100291
  11. Label 40801 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market February 7, 2012 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100291
  12. Label 40797 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market February 6, 2012 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100284
  13. Label 40765 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market June 20, 2012 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100291
  14. Label 40745 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market October 24, 2012 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100284
  15. Label 40727 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market March 12, 2013 · 180 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100307

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

Who makes it?

The label names Higher Nature (manufacturer), Burwash Common, East Sussex, UK. All Higher Nature products.

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