Vitamin C + Echinacea
by Healthy Directions · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 78829 29266 3
- DSLD label 231051
- Serving 1 capsule
- 100 servings
Vitamin C + Echinacea by Healthy Directions lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 60 mg of vitamin C and 500 mg of echinacea purpurea extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.
What is in Vitamin C + Echinacea?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 67% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Echinacea purpurea extract | 500 mg | Higher than 83% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 231051 (entered July 23, 2020), 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin C + EchinaceaGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Vitamin C with EchinaceaAmazon Elements same ingredients
- Echinacea & Vitamin CNature's Way same ingredients
- Echinacea With Vitamin C And CalciumNature's Answer · off the market 2 shared, 78% alike
- EZC PakEZC Pak · off the market 2 shared, 75% alike
- Echinacea 400 mgSundown Naturals 1 shared, 73% 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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Precautions: Consult a health care practitioner if you are pregnant or nursing, have a serious medical condition, or use any medications.
- Taking this product without food may cause stomach upset.
- Avoid this product if you have an autoimmune condition or are allergic to plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family including ragweed, sunflowers, or daisies.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. For adults only.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store bottle with cap tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 231051.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Flour.
How many labels does Vitamin C + Echinacea have?
One label is on file, entered on July 23, 2020.
- Label 231051 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 6 78829 29266 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Healthy Directions (distributor), Bethesda, MD. All Healthy Directions products.