Vital C LD
by Sovereign Laboratories by GastroDefense · capsule · 120 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 320033
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Vital C LD by Sovereign Laboratories by GastroDefense lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 950 mg of vitamin C and 20 mg of rosehip fruit extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2024.
What is in Vital C LD?
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 PureWay-C Proprietary Blend | 950 mg | 1,056% | Higher than 91% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,900 mg. |
| PureWay-Cas Ascorbic Acid, USP, Bioflavonoids, Lipid Metabolites | 1,040 mg | ||
| Rosehip fruit extract | 20 mg | 61% of 85 products listing rose hip give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 320033 (entered November 22, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 950 mg of vitamin C is higher than 91% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 1,703 list more.
The NIH database records 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin C 1,000 mg with Rose HipsNutricost same ingredients
- Vitamin C with Rose Hips Capsules 1000 mgBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- C 1000 mg with Rose Hips21st Century same ingredients
- Vitamin C 500 mg plus Rose HipsWoodstock Vitamins same ingredients
- Vitamin C 1,000 mgHarmonia same ingredients
- Vitamin C 1000 mgup&up same ingredients
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 use: take one capsule twice a day on an empty stomach with 8 oz. of water or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 320033.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GRAS Generally Recognized as Safe.
How many labels does Vital C LD have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 22, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 320033 (current) Entered November 22, 2024 · on the market · 120 vegetable capsules
- Label 259006 Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 55724 00604 9
DSLD also links this label to: Vital C LD (image difference, same product), Vital C LD (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Sovereign Laboratories (distributor), Cottonwood, AZ. All Sovereign Laboratories by GastroDefense products.