Vitamin C-500 Orange Flavor
by Physician's Preference · tablet or pill · 100 chewable tablets
- Off the market since August 2020 (NIH)
- UPC 8 11749 01128 4
- DSLD label 33042
- Serving 1 chewable tablet
- 100 servings
Vitamin C-500 Orange Flavor by Physician's Preference lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable tablet, such as 1.7 g of sugar alcohols, 500 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of acerola and 5 mg of citrus bioflavonoids, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.
What is in Vitamin C-500 Orange Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | no amount given | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1.8 g | 1% | 73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.6 g. |
| Sugar Alcohols | 1.7 g | 57% of 706 products listing sugar alcohol give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.4 g. | |
| Sodium | 30 mg | 2% | 62% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Sodium Ascorbate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) | 500 mg | 830% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
| Acerola | 5 mg | 84% of 436 products listing acerola give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. | |
| Citrus Bioflavonoidsas Total BioflavonoidsCitrus Bioflavonoids (Form: 37% Total Bioflavonoids (Form: as Hesperidin)) | 5 mg | 95% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. | |
| Orange juice powder | 100 mg | 45% of 135 products listing sweet orange give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33042 (entered May 23, 2014), 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?
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:
- 84% of the 436 products that print an amount of acerola list more than its 5 mg of acerola (median 60 mg).
- 95% of the 2,343 products that print an amount of flavonoid list more than its 5 mg of citrus bioflavonoids (filed by NIH under flavonoid) (median 50 mg).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Vitamin C-500 Orange Flavor's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Vitamin C Chewable Cherry-Berry FlavorNew Sun 6 shared, 70% alike
- Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice FlavorNOW · off the market 6 shared, 70% alike
- Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry FlavorNOW · off the market 6 shared, 70% alike
- Chewable Vitamin C 500 mg Cherry-Berry FlavorLuckyVitamin 6 shared, 70% alike
- Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry FlavorNOW · off the market 6 shared, 70% alike
- Chewable Vitamin C 250 mg Tangy OrangeNatural Factors Big Friends · off the market 5 shared, 45% 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: As a dietary supplement, chew 1 tablet 1 to 2 times daily or as directed by your physician.
- Warnings
- Warning: Xylitol is safe for people, but harmful to dogs. Do not feed pets.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no: salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, eff, shellfish or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 33042.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Xylitol, Sorbitol, Cellulose, Natural Flavors, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Beta-Carotene, Silica.
How many labels does Vitamin C-500 Orange Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.
- Label 33042 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market August 7, 2020 · 100 chewable tablets · UPC 8 11749 01128 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Physician's Preference(R) (distributor), Katy, TX. All Physician's Preference products.