How do I take OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg and how long do 90 tablets last?
Adults: take 1 tablet a day. A pot contains 90 tablets (81 g) and lasts 90 days at 1 tablet a day.
How do I store OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg tablets and how long do they keep?
Storage: 15-25 °C, dry, in the original closed packaging, away from sunlight. The best-before date and batch number are on the packaging.
What is in one OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg tablet?
Per daily dose (1 tablet): Vitamin C 500 mg (625% RI) as L-ascorbic acid.
The full ingredient list is in the Composition tab.
Is OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg vegan, and does it contain gluten, lactose or soy?
Yes, it is vegan according to the manufacturer.
Allergens: produced in a facility that also processes ingredients derived from milk (including lactose), soy, peanuts, other nuts, sesame seeds, cereals containing gluten, eggs, crustaceans and fish.
In which form is the vitamin C in OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg?
This tablet contains vitamin C as L-ascorbic acid. Supplements also use other forms, such as sodium L-ascorbate and calcium L-ascorbate.
The same EU health claims apply to all forms permitted in the EU; we make no statements about differences in effect.
Which EU health claims go with the vitamin C in OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg?
These are the health claims the EU has approved for vitamin C:
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system
- Vitamin C contributes to maintain the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical exercise
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption
The beneficial effect on the immune system during and after intense physical exercise is obtained with a daily intake of 200 mg in addition to the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Does the vitamin C exercise claim also apply to 1 tablet of OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg a day?
Yes. That claim may only be used with a daily intake of 200 mg vitamin C; one tablet provides 500 mg.
Vitamin C contributes to maintain the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical exercise. The beneficial effect on the immune system during and after intense physical exercise is obtained with a daily intake of 200 mg in addition to the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Why 500 mg vitamin C per tablet in OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg?
The reference intake (RI) for vitamin C is 80 mg a day. One tablet provides 500 mg, which is 625% RI, and so also meets the 200 mg a day of the exercise claim.
EFSA has not set a tolerable upper intake level (UL) for vitamin C. Also read the points of attention under ‘How to take’.
Does the body store the vitamin C from OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg?
Vitamin C is water-soluble. The body cannot make it itself, and what it does not use leaves the body via urine and sweat. That is why the directions are one tablet a day, every day.
How do I know OstroVit Vitamin C 500 mg contains what the label says?
OstroVit has this product tested by an independent, accredited laboratory, including for microbiological purity and heavy metals. The certificate of analysis (CoA) is available per batch via coa@suppstore.com. Mention the EAN (5903933915302) or the batch number on your pack and we will send the certificate for your batch.
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Can I return my order?
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