PlainVitamins

Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor

by Dr. Mercola · powder · 30 packets

  • Off the market since July 2025 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 308870
  • Serving 4.84 g (1 Packet)
  • 30 servings

Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor by Dr. Mercola lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 4.84 g, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 125 mcg (5,000 IU) of vitamin D3, 62.5 mcg (2,500 IU) of vitamin D3 and 5 mg of zinc, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4.84 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).

Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308870, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrateless than 1 g1%
Total Sugars0 g
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol5,000 IU125 mcg (5,000 IU)625%Vitamin D in Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor against 14,175 products187.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg187.5 mcg

Higher than 98% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 375 mcg. 3.8 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol2,500 IU62.5 mcg (2,500 IU)313%
Zincas Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate5 mg45%Zinc in Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor against 13,186 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5 mg

72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Sodium250 mg11%Sodium in Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor against 14,514 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.250 mg

Higher than 88% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Bioflavonoid Lipid Metabolite Complexas Citrus Bioflavonoids, Fatty Acids30 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308870 (entered May 23, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 375 mcg (15,000 IU) of vitamin D, 3.8 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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.

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
Easily mix Vitamin C-Pak into 8 fl. oz. of water to help meet your daily immune support needs.
Suggested use: Adults, as a dietary supplement, mix one (1) packet in 8 fl. oz. of water. Product can be taken up to two (2) times per day.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if packet is torn or damaged.
If you are nursing, pregnant, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your physician before taking this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Is produced without gluten.
Zero grams of sugar per serving

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308870.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Citric Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bicarbonate, Malic Acid, natural Orange flavor, Steviol Glycosides, Maltodextrin, Starch, Modified, Sucrose.

How many labels does Vitamin C-Pak Natural Orange Flavor have?

One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2024.

  1. Label 308870 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · off the market July 15, 2025 · 30 packets

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.

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