Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg
by Whole Foods · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99482 28149 6
- DSLD label 60805
- Serving 1 capsule
Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg by Whole Foods lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 52 mg of calcium, 20 mg of lemon bioflavonoids and 10 mg of rutin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2016.
What is in Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg?
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 Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 500 mg | 833% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 52 mg | 5% | 71% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 156 mg. |
| Lemon Bioflavonoidsas FlavonoidsLemon Bioflavonoids (Form: contains 90% Flavonoids Note: 18 mg) | 20 mg | 81% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| RutinRutin Note: bioflavonoid | 10 mg | 74% of 1,232 products listing rutin give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. | |
| HesperidinHesperidin Note: bioflavonoid | 10 mg | 64% of 552 products listing hesperidin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 60805 (entered June 24, 2016), 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 1 to 3 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.
Which products have the closest formulas?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Bio Ascorbate Buffered Vitamin C ComplexSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C 1000 mgBluebonnet same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C 500 mgBluebonnet same ingredients
- Ultimate C 500Highland Laboratories same ingredients
- Mega Bio-C FormulaBluebonnet same ingredients
- Bio-Rutin Complex 500 mg / 500 mgCountry Life · off the market 4 shared, 89% 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: Take 1 capsule, one to three times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident, use only if seal is intact
- Allergen Information: Produced in a facility that also processes tree nuts, milk, eggs, shellfish, fish, wheat and soy.
- Note: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or are taking any medications consult your health care practitioner before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains not artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 60805.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Rice Flour.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): WHOLE FOODS MARKET ~ QUALITY STANDARDS Q.
How many labels does Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2016.
- Label 60805 (current) Entered June 24, 2016 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 99482 28149 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Whole Foods Market (distributor), Austin, Texas. All Whole Foods products.