Vitamin Essentials
En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD)
Sundown Naturals, food supplement from the US market
Vitamin Essentials (Sundown Naturals), a food supplement au code-barres 030768527280, is described by its US market label, recorded on 24 January 2014. If sold in France, it would be subject to 6 points of French or European regulation, detailed below. Doses of folates, niacine, vitamine A are not compared: their US units depend on the form. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label, entered on 24 January 2014. Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.
If this product were sold in France
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine C: up to 370 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 180 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine D: up to 10 µg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 5 µg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine B6: up to 80 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 2 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Magnésium: up to 510 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 300 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Potassium: up to 100 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 80 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- À vérifier
Vitamine B6: up to 80 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (12 mg a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
- À vérifier
Magnésium: up to 510 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSA for adults (250 mg a day). Pour ce nutriment, le repère de l'EFSA ne porte que sur les apports ajoutés (compléments, aliments enrichis), pas sur ce qu'apporte l'alimentation courante.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
- Conditions légales
Medicago sativa L.: L'étiquetage doit comporter un avertissement déconseillant l'usage chez les femmes ayant des antécédents personnels ou familiaux de cancer du sein.
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, arrêté du 24 juin 2014, annexe I.
A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.
Label composition
- Brand
- Sundown Naturals
- Barcode
- 030768527280
- One serving
- 1 packet
- Servings
- up to 1 serving per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- Vegetable Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Titanium Dioxide color, Modified Corn Starch, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Glycerin, Carrageenan, Sunflower Oil, Silica, Stearic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Beta-Carotene, natural Caramel color, Natural flavor, Sorbitol, Sunflower Lecithin, Tocopherols, Red Beet Powder, natural Palm leaf glaze
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | Other | 10 kcal |
| Total Carbohydrates | Carbohydrate | 2 Gram(s) |
| Dietary Fiber | Fibre | 1 Gram(s) |
| Vitamin A | Vitamin | 7,500 UI |
| Vitamin C | Vitamin | 370 mg |
| Vitamin D | Vitamin | 400 UI |
| Vitamin E | Vitamin | 150 UI |
| Thiamine | Vitamin | 80 mg |
| Riboflavin | Vitamin | 80 mg |
| Niacin | Vitamin | 100 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | Vitamin | 80 mg |
| Folic Acid | Vitamin | 800 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | Vitamin | 325 µg |
| Biotin | Vitamin | 375 µg |
| Pantothenic Acid | Vitamin | 85 mg |
| Calcium | Mineral | 520 mg |
| Iodine | Mineral | 150 µg |
| Magnesium | Mineral | 510 mg |
| Zinc | Mineral | 10 mg |
| Selenium | Mineral | 25 µg |
| Copper | Mineral | 1 mg |
| Manganese | Mineral | 1 mg |
| Chromium | Mineral | 25 µg |
| Molybdenum | Mineral | 25 µg |
| Potassium | Mineral | 100 mg |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | Fatty acid | 100 mg |
| Inositol | Other substance | 75 mg |
| Rutin | Other substance | 37 mg |
| Choline | Vitamin | 31 mg |
| Betaine HCl | Other substance | 29 mg |
| Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex | Other substance | 28 mg |
| Hesperidin | Other substance | 8 mg |
| Powdered Blend | Blend | 5 mg |
| Rose Hips (Rosa canina) | Plant | not stated |
| Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | Plant | not stated |
| Acerola Complex | Plant | not stated |
| Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) | Plant | not stated |
| Watercress | Plant | not stated |
| Boron | Mineral | 0.5 mg |
Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Source
This information reproduces the US label recorded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.
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Brand : Sundown Naturals