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Vitamin C 250 mg

by Kirkman · capsule · 250 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12325 02013 3
  • DSLD label 333060
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 250 servings

Vitamin C 250 mg by Kirkman lists one ingredient: 250 mg of vitamin C per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.

What is in Vitamin C 250 mg?

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).

Vitamin C 250 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 333060, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Sodiumas Sodium Ascorbate13 mg1%Sodium in Vitamin C 250 mg against 14,514 products13 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.13 mg

76% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbate250 mg277%Vitamin C in Vitamin C 250 mg 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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 333060 (entered July 24, 2025), 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?

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
Suggested use: One capsule per day or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children. Caution: Formulated for adults and children four years and older. For children under four, consult a physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, and sesame.
Gluten-free
Storage
Important: Store in a cool dry place and tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 333060.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ultra Tested cGMP.

How many labels does Vitamin C 250 mg have?

6 labels are on file under this name since September 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 333060 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 250 capsules · UPC 8 12325 02013 3
  2. Label 297269 Entered October 24, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 8 12325 02428 5
  3. Label 297268 Entered October 24, 2023 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 8 12325 02012 6
  4. Label 297267 Entered October 24, 2023 · off the market October 30, 2024 · 250 capsules · UPC 8 12325 02013 3
  5. Label 260200 Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market August 25, 2022 · 100 capsules · UPC 8 12325 02012 6
  6. Label 25729 Entered September 25, 2013 · on the market · 100 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Kirkman (manufacturer), Lake Oswego, OR. All Kirkman products.

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