Vitamin D-3 50 mcg (2000 IU)
by GNC · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 20589 8
- DSLD label 224714
- Serving 1 tablet
Vitamin D-3 50 mcg (2000 IU) by GNC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D and 76 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.
What is in Vitamin D-3 50 mcg (2000 IU)?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Vitamin D3Vitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol (Alt. Name: D-3)) Note: 2000 IU | 50 mcg (2,000 IU) | 250% | Higher than 81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). |
| Calcium | 76 mg | 6% | 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 224714 (entered June 24, 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin D 2000 IUWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- D3 50 mcg (2000 IU)21st Century same ingredients
- D3 2000 IU (50 mcg)Nature Made same ingredients
- D3 50 2000 IU (50 mg)Nature Made same ingredients
- D3 50 mcgNature Made same ingredients
- D3 50 mcg 2000 IUNature Made 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one tablet daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no wheat, gluten free, no soy, no dairy. GF Gluten free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 224714.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Polyethylene Glycol, Carnauba wax.
How many labels does Vitamin D-3 50 mcg (2000 IU) have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 224714 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 0 48107 20589 8
- Label 224709 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 48107 20563 8
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin D-3 2000 (image difference, same product), Vitamin D-3 2000 IU (image difference, same product), Vitamin D-3 2000 IU (image 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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC products.