Immune support, collagen for skin that looks its best, and antioxidant protection, from the cleanest vitamin C we could find, in a capsule.
- Immune support. Vitamin C helps your immune system work normally, and your body can't make its own.
- Collagen and skin. Vitamin C is needed to make collagen for skin, gums and connective tissue.
- Antioxidant protection. It helps protect cells from oxidative stress and helps recycle vitamin E.
- Energy and iron. It plays a part in normal energy metabolism and helps you absorb iron from plant foods.
A good fit for bioenergetic, low-toxin living. Vitamin C works alongside your cells' energy-making and protects the vitamin E that guards your fats. Just ascorbic acid and a capsule keeps it clean.
Why these capsules:
- Made in Scotland. Quali-C® is made by dsm-firmenich in Dalry, Scotland, which the maker says is the only vitamin C production site in the Western world.
- USP grade. Quali-C® meets USP, FCC and European Pharmacopoeia standards, starting from fermented non-GMO European wheat glucose.
- Just vitamin C and the capsule. 500 mg ascorbic acid, no fillers or flow agents.
- Why gelatin? On purpose: vitamin C discolors vegetable capsules, and gelatin keeps them clean and white.
- Easy to take along, with no tart taste.
As one customer put it: "I just want to say, that your Vitamin C is the absolute best money can buy." Sourced from Scotland, UK.
Prefer to mix it into a drink or go higher? Try the Quali-C® powder. 60-day no hassle returns.
Lab tested: View the latest Certificate of Analysis (PDF)
Start low. 1 capsule (500 mg) a day with food.
Raise slowly. If you want more, after a few days take 1 capsule twice a day with food (the label serving).
Signs to ease off. If stools get loose or your stomach is unhappy, take less, and talk with your healthcare provider about higher amounts.
Iron note. Vitamin C helps you absorb iron, so if you watch your iron, take it away from iron-rich meals.
Store cool, dark and dry.
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) — 500 mg per capsule
Other Ingredients: Gelatin capsule
Serving Size: 1 capsule
Servings Per Container: 120
Amount Per Serving:
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) — 500 mg (556% DV)
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Vitamin C: what the research shows
Vitamin C is an essential, water-soluble vitamin. Humans can't make it, so it has to come from food or supplements. These studies cover vitamin C in general, not this exact product.
Immune function
Carr AC, Maggini S (2017). Vitamin C and Immune Function. Nutrients 9(11):1211. PMID 29099763.
How vitamin C supports the skin barrier and white blood cells.
Skin and collagen
Pullar JM, Carr AC, Vissers MCM (2017). The Roles of Vitamin C in Skin Health. Nutrients 9(8):866. PMID 28805671.
Skin holds high levels of vitamin C, which it uses to make collagen and protect itself from oxidative stress.
Antioxidant role
Frei B, England L, Ames BN (1989). Ascorbate is an outstanding antioxidant in human blood plasma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 86(16):6377-81. PMID 2762330.
Vitamin C was the front-line antioxidant in human blood plasma.
How much your body takes up
Levine M, et al. (1996). Vitamin C pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers: evidence for a recommended dietary allowance. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93(8):3704-9. PMID 8623000.
Tissues fill up at a few hundred milligrams a day, which is why one or two 500 mg capsules is a practical amount.
Iron absorption
Hallberg L, et al. (1989). The role of vitamin C in iron absorption. Int J Vitam Nutr Res Suppl 30:103-8. PMID 2507689.
Vitamin C taken with a meal increases iron absorption from plant foods.
Bioenergetic & low-toxin perspective
Ray Peat saw vitamin C as a protective antioxidant that works with vitamin E, while staying mindful of iron.
"Antioxidants: Vitamin E and vitamin C are known as antioxidants, because they stop the harmful free-radical chain reactions which often involve oxygen, but they do not inhibit normal oxidation processes in cells." — Ray Peat, "Iron's Dangers" (https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/iron-dangers.shtml)
"Vitamin C stimulates the absorption of iron, so it might be a good idea to avoid drinking orange juice at the same meal with iron-rich foods." — Ray Peat, "Iron's Dangers" (same URL)
A study Peat cited, quoted in his "Immunodeficiency, dioxins, stress, and the hormones" article (https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/immunodeficiency.shtml): Bendich A (1988). Vitamin E and immune functions. Basic Life Sci 49:615-20. PMID 3074789. Its abstract, as quoted there: "High levels of vitamin C can protect tissue levels of vitamin E and may indirectly contribute to the immunoenhancement by vitamin E."
This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Consult your healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition. High doses of vitamin C may cause gastrointestinal discomfort in sensitive individuals. Keep out of reach of children. Do not use if the safety seal is broken or missing.
Store in a cool, dark, dry place. Keep tightly closed. Protect from heat.
*Statements made on this website have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Immune support, skin-friendly collagen support and daily antioxidant protection, from vitamin C you can trust. That's why people buy it, and why they buy it here.
- Genuine Quali-C® from Scotland. We tell you exactly who makes it: dsm-firmenich. Authorized seller.
- USP grade, 500 mg, no fillers, 120 capsules per bottle.
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