Vitamin D-3 Powder
by NOW · powder · 4 oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00383 6
- DSLD label 204842
- Serving 0.25 tsp (approx. 655 mg)
- 173 servings
Vitamin D-3 Powder by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 0.25 tsp, such as 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D3 and 120 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2019.
What is in Vitamin D-3 Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.25 tsp. 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 D3as LanolinVitamin D3 (Form: from Lanolin) (Alt. Name: Cholecalciferol) Note: 2000 IU | 50 mcg (2,000 IU) | 250% | Higher than 81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). |
| Calciumas Calcium CitrateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Citrate) | 120 mg | 9% | Higher than 51% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 204842 (entered July 24, 2019), 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.
- D3 50 mcgNature Made same ingredients
- D3 50 mcg 2000 IUNature Made same ingredients
- Vitamin D-3 50 mcg (2,000 IU)Sunshine · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin D-3 50 mcgSunshine same ingredients
- D3 50 mcg (2000 IU)21st Century same ingredients
- D3 2000 IU (50 mcg)Nature 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1/4 level teaspoon daily mixed in food or beverage with a fat-containing meal.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not eat freshness packet enclosed.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 204842.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: None.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non-GMO Triangle K; GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Vitamin D-3 Powder have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 204842 (current) Entered July 24, 2019 · on the market · 4 oz. · UPC 7 33739 00383 6
- Label 69519 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 4 oz. · UPC 7 33739 00383 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.