Vitamin C-500 With Bioflavonoids
by Nature's Way · capsule · 250 capsules
- Off the market since May 2016 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 40331 0
- DSLD label 40431
- Serving 2 capsules
- 125 servings
Vitamin C-500 With Bioflavonoids by Nature's Way lists 4 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1 g of vitamin C and 600 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 29, 2014.
What is in Vitamin C-500 With Bioflavonoids?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic AcidVitamin C (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) Note: 1,000 mg | 1 g | 1,667% | Higher than 91% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Citrus Bioflavonoid Complexas Grapefruit, Lemon, LimeCitrus Bioflavonoid Complex (Form: from Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Lime, and Tangerine) Note: including | 600 mg | Higher than 98% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Hesperidin | no amount given | ||
| Naringin | no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 40431 (entered December 29, 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:
- Its 1,000 mg of vitamin C is higher than 91% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 445 list more.
- Its 600 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex (filed by NIH under flavonoid) is higher than 98% of the 2,343 flavonoid products that print an amount; 40 list more.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Vitamin C-500 With Bioflavonoids's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Vitamin C with BioflavonoidsBronson 3 shared, 56% alike
- Reacta-C 1000 mgKAL 3 shared, 56% alike
- Immune Vitamin C 500 mgNaturesPlus 4 shared, 49% alike
- Sustained Release Vita-C 500Shaklee 4 shared, 48% alike
- Citrus Bioflavonoids Plus Hesperidin 650 mgNatural Factors · off the market 2 shared, 47% alike
- Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex 750 mgBluebonnet 2 shared, 47% 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
- Recommendation: Take 2 capsules as needed, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Nature’s Way(R) Vitamin C-500 contains no preservatives, milk, lactose, wheat, or soy.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 40431.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Nature's Way(R).
How many labels does Vitamin C-500 With Bioflavonoids have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 29, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 40431 (current) Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market May 11, 2016 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 33674 40331 0
- Label 40429 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market May 18, 2016 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 40330 3
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin C 500 mg With Bioflavonoids (package size difference, same product), Vitamin C 500 mg With Bioflavonoids (image difference, same product), Vitamin C 500 mg With Bioflavonoids (package size difference, same product), Vitamin C Bioflavonoids (image difference, same product), Vitamin C Bioflavonoids (package size difference, same product), Vitamin C Bioflavonoids (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 Nature's Way Products, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.