Carlyle Vitamin C 1000mg | 300 Vegetarian Capsules | Ascorbic Acid with Wild Rose Hip | High Potency Formula | Non-GMO and Gluten Free Supplement

Expert note

"Standard Vitamin C with Strong Purity and Brand Credentials, Though Source of Origin Not Disclosed"Among standard formulation products (without special techniques like liposomal), this is a competitively priced product among those without disclosed raw material origins (likely mostly sourced from China). Excluding the undisclosed raw material origin, the remaining brand evaluation criteria show excellent scores: raw material extraction is non-GMO, carries GMP certification, and is vegan-compliant, earning a high brand evaluation score of 74 points (average approximately 56 points). In quality evaluation, purity exceeds 90%, the highest score (average approximately 70%). The packaging uses dark amber glass bottles, which provides better protection against vitamin C quality degradation from light exposure compared to standard plastic bottles. Regarding ingredient evaluation: synthetic additives show no artificial flavors, sweeteners, or colorants. Among important excipients—carboxymethyl cellulose, silicon dioxide, and magnesium stearate—only magnesium stearate is present at minimal levels. There are no additional beneficial ingredients, though this is not critical when evaluating vitamin C alone. The ingredient evaluation score of 64 points is close to average.