7.5Good
The classic fizzy packet: 1,000 mg of vitamin C plus B vitamins and vitamin D, NSF-certified, but with 6 g of added sugar and only modest evidence for colds.
NSF Contents
6 videos$0.53/serving
Brand profile
Emergen-C
Emergen-C is a vitamin C supplement brand introduced in 1978 by Alacer Corp., a Southern California company, as a fizzy drink mix. Pfizer bought Alacer in 2012, and the brand now belongs to Haleon, the consumer-health company GSK spun off in 2022, whose US business in Warren, New Jersey distributes it. The line includes drink mixes, gummies, chewables, Crystals and kids' products, which the brand says are made in the US and Italy.
- Warren, New Jersey, USA
- Founded 1978
- emergenc.com
7.5
Average score
Across 1 product
Testing & quality
NSF lists Emergen-C Core Super Orange Powder under NSF/ANSI 173 contents certification (Haleon US Holdings LLC; Plymouth, Minnesota facility), and the current carton carries the NSF Contents Certified mark. The brand says an independent laboratory verifies its gluten-free status.
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