Vitamin C Buffered Powder
by Designs for Health · powder · 240 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00162 6
- DSLD label 22675
- Serving 3 g (approx. one teaspoon)
- 80 servings
Vitamin C Buffered Powder by Designs for Health lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 g, such as 2,000 mg of vitamin C, 80 mg of calcium, 160 mg of magnesium and 200 mg of potassium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.
What is in Vitamin C Buffered Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 g. 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 Ascorbic Acid | 2,000 mg | 3,330% | Higher than over 99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 80 mg | 8% | 62% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium AscorbateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Ascorbate) | 160 mg | 40% | Higher than 73% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). |
| Potassiumas Potassium BicarbonatePotassium (Form: as Potassium Bicarbonate) | 200 mg | 6% | Higher than 76% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22675 (entered June 25, 2013), 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 2,000 mg of vitamin C is higher than over 99% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 79 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Buffered C Powder Natural Fruit Punch FlavorXYMOGEN same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C PowderMartin Avenue Pharmacy same ingredients
- Buffered C PowderThorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Buffered Lemon C PowderOrtho Molecular Products same ingredients
- Buffered Lemon C PowderNatural Healthy Concepts same ingredients
- Buffered C Powder Natural Berry FlavorAdvanced Nutrition by Zahler 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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take 3 grams (approx. one teaspoon) per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 22675.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): MADE WITH NON-GMO INGREDIENTS; Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does Vitamin C Buffered Powder have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.
- Label 22675 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 240 grams · UPC 8 79452 00162 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.