Vitamin C-500 mg Plus Echinacea
by Nature's Bounty · other (e.g. tea bag) · 100 caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 12715 1
- DSLD label 4361
- Serving 1 caplet
Vitamin C-500 mg Plus Echinacea by Nature's Bounty lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C and 100 mg of echinacea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2012.
What is in Vitamin C-500 mg Plus Echinacea?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 C | 500 mg | 833% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Echinacea | 100 mg | 61% of 234 products listing echinacea give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 4361 (entered January 25, 2012), 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin C with EchinaceaSolaray same ingredients
- EchinaceaProCaps Laboratories same ingredients
- Echinacea With Forti-CNature's Answer · off the market 2 shared, 80% alike
- Echinacea 400 mgVitaCeutical Labs 1 shared, 76% alike
- Echinacea 400 mgWindmill Herbals · off the market 1 shared, 76% alike
- Echinacea Max-V Angustifolia & PurpureaDouglas Laboratories 1 shared, 76% 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
- DIRECTIONS: For adults, take one (1) caplet daily, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
- Avoid this product if you are allergic to sunflowers or daisy-like flowers.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish. Sodium Free.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 4361.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Ascorbic Acid, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Cellulose, Echinacea, Stearic Acid, Rose Hips, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): (recycle) Healthy you Healthy earth; LABORATORY TESTED GUARANTEED QUALITY; NATURE'S BOUNTY(R).
How many labels does Vitamin C-500 mg Plus Echinacea have?
One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2012.
- Label 4361 (current) Entered January 25, 2012 · on the market · 100 caplets · UPC 0 74312 12715 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Bounty, Inc. (distributor), Bohemia, NY. All Nature's Bounty products.