Vitamin D3 12.5 mcg (500 IU) Natural Black Cherry Flavor
by NaturesPlus Source of Life Animal Parade · tablet or pill · 90 animal shaped tablets
- Off the market since July 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 0 97467 29923 8
- DSLD label 249865
- Serving 1 chewable animal shaped tablet
- 90 servings
Vitamin D3 12.5 mcg (500 IU) Natural Black Cherry Flavor by NaturesPlus Source of Life Animal Parade lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable animal shaped tablet, such as 12.5 mcg (500 IU) of vitamin D3, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.
What is in Vitamin D3 12.5 mcg (500 IU) Natural Black Cherry Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable animal shaped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 6 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Total Sugars | 0 g | ||
| Xylitol | 1 g | 65% of 220 products listing xylitol give more (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin D3as CholecalciferolVitamin D3 (Alt. Name: Cholecalciferol) Note: 500 IU | 12.5 mcg (500 IU) | 63% | 53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 249865 (entered June 23, 2021), 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:
- 65% of the 220 products that print an amount of xylitol list more than its 1 g of xylitol (median 2 g).
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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin D3 500 IU Natural Black Cherry FlavorNatures Plus Source of Life Animal Parade · off the market same ingredients
- D3 500 IU Sugar Free Black Cherry FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Parade same ingredients
- Chewable Vitamin D3 10 mcg Berry BunchNatural Factors BigFriends 3 shared, 83% alike
- Kid Cal Orange U DeliciousNOW Kids 4 shared, 76% alike
- Zero Sugar Vitamin D3 1000 IU Gummies Wild BerryNordic Naturals 4 shared, 72% alike
- Mag Kids Natural Cherry FlavorNature's Plus Source of Life Animal Parade · off the market 3 shared, 71% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement for children two years of age and older, chew one tablet daily. Designed for children of safe chewing age and older. May be taken in addition to Animal Parade Children's Chewable Multi-Vitamin and Mineral.
- Warnings
- Conforms to the strictest standards for purity, including California's Proposition 65.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free from sugar, artificial colors and preservatives. Free from all of the major allergens identified in the U.S. Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.
- Sugar free
- Gluten Free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 249865.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Xylitol, Natural color, Stearic Acid, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, natural Cherry flavor, natural Raspberry flavor, Guar Gum.
How many labels does Vitamin D3 12.5 mcg (500 IU) Natural Black Cherry Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on June 23, 2021.
- Label 249865 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market July 10, 2024 · 90 animal shaped tablets · UPC 0 97467 29923 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. makers of Nature's Plus (manufacturer), Amityville, NY. All NaturesPlus Source of Life Animal Parade products.