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Smarter TruC™ Vitamin C
Smarter TruC™ Vitamin C
Smarter TruC™ Vitamin C
Smarter TruC™ Vitamin C
Smarter TruC™ Vitamin C
Full spectrum Vitamin C from berries, 11 berries, plant based capsule
Reviews 800,000+ orders
Fruit-Based Vitamin C from 11 Berries

Vitamin C from eleven berries - not isolated ascorbic acid.

Each two-capsule serving provides 180 mg of vitamin C within an 840 mg TruC™ fruit blend made from eleven berry ingredients. Plant-based capsules, clearly listed ingredients, and no isolated ascorbic acid.

180 mg Vitamin C 840 mg TruC™ Fruit Blend 11 Berry Ingredients • Plant-Based Capsules Third-Party Tested
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Benefits
  • Supports normal immune function.*
  • Supports normal collagen formation.*
  • Provides antioxidant support.*
Ingredients

Each two-capsule serving provides 180 mg of vitamin C within an 840 mg TruC™ fruit blend containing:

Acerola, açaí, amla, cranberry, goji, jabuticaba, mangosteen, maqui, pomegranate, schisandra, and strawberry.

Other ingredients include a plant-based capsule and Nu-FLOW® rice extract blend, as listed on the product label.

60 capsules per bottle • 30 servings

No isolated ascorbic acid. No artificial colors.

Suggested use

Take two capsules daily with water, with or without food.

Do not exceed the suggested use unless directed by a healthcare professional. Consult a healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.

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Vitamin C does more than support immunity.

Immune Function

Vitamin C supports normal immune function.*

Collagen Formation

Vitamin C is required for normal collagen formation and connective tissue function.*

Antioxidant Activity

Vitamin C functions as an antioxidant, helping protect cells from oxidative stress.*

Iron Absorption

Vitamin C helps increase the absorption of non-heme iron from plant-based foods.*

Smarter TruC Vitamin C bottle

180 mg - on purpose.

The goal isn't the biggest number on the shelf. Each serving provides 180 mg of vitamin C - within an 840 mg blend of eleven berry ingredients.

See the Supplement Facts

180 mg Vitamin C

On purpose.

840 mg TruC™ Fruit Blend

Eleven berry ingredients in every serving

TruC plant capsule

Know what you're getting.

Vitamin C supplements can be formulated very differently. Check the source, serving amount, additional ingredients, capsule format, and testing.

Smarter TruC™ What to Look For

Vitamin C source

Fruit-based berry blend

How the vitamin C source is identified

Serving amount

180 mg vitamin C

Amount clearly stated per serving

Fruit blend

11 named berry ingredients

Ingredients clearly disclosed

Capsule

Plant-based

Capsule material that fits your preferences

Ascorbic acid

No isolated ascorbic acid

Whether the formula uses isolated vitamin C or a food-based source

Testing

Third-party tested

Independent quality testing

800,000+ Orders since 2016
2016 Independently owned
USA Made and tested
100% Third-party tested
Why Smarter Exists

Built on formulas, not fame.

Smarter Vitamins wasn't built with celebrity endorsements, influencer hype, or trendy marketing. We built it the harder way: make thoughtful formulas, show you what's inside, and let the product earn the repeat order.

Clear labels. No proprietary blends. Ingredients chosen for a reason - not because they look good in an ad. 800,000+ orders later, we're still doing it the same way.

- The Smarter Vitamins Team

The standards behind every bottle.

U.S. Manufacturing

Every batch

Established 2016

800,000+ orders since

Straightforward Formulas

No proprietary blends

cGMP Manufacturing

Audited facility standards

Third-Party Tested

Independent lab verification

FDA-Registered Facilities

Registered with the FDA

Why Smarter TruC™

Fruit-based by design.

An 11-berry formula that delivers 180 mg of vitamin C per serving - without relying on isolated ascorbic acid.

Vitamin C From the Blend

The declared vitamin C comes from the fruit ingredients in the TruC™ formula rather than added isolated ascorbic acid.

Eleven Fruits, Clearly Named

Acerola, açaí, amla, cranberry, goji, jabuticaba, mangosteen, maqui, pomegranate, schisandra, and strawberry.

The Fruit Comes With More

Berry ingredients naturally contain plant compounds such as polyphenols and bioflavonoids alongside their other naturally occurring constituents.

A Clearly Labeled Serving

Each two-capsule serving provides 180 mg of vitamin C.

More Than a Vitamin C Number

Each serving contains 840 mg of the TruC™ fruit blend made from all eleven berry ingredients.

No Gelatin Capsule

Delivered in plant-based capsules rather than gelatin.

With or Without Food

Take two capsules daily with water, with or without food, according to the Suggested Use.

Independent Quality Testing

Third-party testing provides an additional layer of quality verification beyond the product label.

Smarter TruC™ Vitamin C $40.00
The research

Research & References

Selected independent resources on vitamin C and its physiological roles. These references discuss vitamin C itself - not Smarter TruC™ or this specific formulation.

01 NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Vitamin C - Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. An authoritative overview of vitamin C, including its roles in antioxidant activity, collagen formation, immune function, iron absorption, dietary sources, recommended intakes, and safety. ods.od.nih.gov 02 Carr AC, Maggini S. Vitamin C and Immune Function. A peer-reviewed review examining vitamin C's physiological roles in normal immune function and immune-cell activity. Nutrients. 2017;9(11):1211.

These references are provided for educational purposes and discuss vitamin C as a nutrient. They are not clinical studies of Smarter TruC™ or this specific formulation.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Good to know

FAQs

Each two-capsule serving provides 180 mg of vitamin C.

The vitamin C is provided within an 840 mg TruC™ fruit blend containing eleven berry ingredients.

More milligrams are not automatically better.

Vitamin C is absorbed efficiently at moderate intakes, while the percentage absorbed decreases as single doses become much larger. Smarter TruC™ is intentionally formulated with 180 mg per serving rather than as a gram-level vitamin C megadose.

If you use other vitamin C supplements or multivitamins, consider your total intake from all sources.

We don't claim that it is.

Human research generally has not shown a meaningful steady-state bioavailability advantage for food-derived vitamin C over synthetic ascorbic acid.

The difference with TruC™ is the formulation: the vitamin C is delivered within an 11-berry fruit blend that also contains the naturally occurring constituents of those fruit ingredients rather than using isolated ascorbic acid as the vitamin C source.

The blend contains:

Acerola, açaí, amla, cranberry, goji, jabuticaba, mangosteen, maqui, pomegranate, schisandra, and strawberry.

All eleven are listed by name rather than simply calling the formula a generic "fruit blend."

No isolated ascorbic acid is used as the vitamin C source in this formula.

The declared vitamin C is provided within the TruC™ fruit blend.

Vitamin C is an essential water-soluble nutrient.

It supports normal immune function, collagen formation, antioxidant activity, and the absorption of non-heme iron from plant foods.*

The vitamin C molecule itself is vitamin C regardless of whether it comes from food or is manufactured as ascorbic acid.

What differs is the surrounding formula. Fruit ingredients contain additional naturally occurring compounds that isolated ascorbic acid by itself does not provide.

No.

The Suggested Use is two capsules daily with water, with or without food.

If you personally prefer taking supplements with meals, that is also fine.

The capsules are plant-based and contain no gelatin.

If the product is going to be marketed specifically as vegan, confirm with the manufacturer that every ingredient, processing aid, and raw material meets your vegan standard before using that claim broadly.

Potentially, but check the labels first.

Vitamin C is commonly included in multivitamins and other supplements, so count the vitamin C from all products when considering your total intake.

The adult tolerable upper intake level for vitamin C is 2,000 mg per day. Higher intakes can cause gastrointestinal symptoms in some people.

We don't guarantee that.

Individual tolerance varies. TruC™ does not use isolated ascorbic acid and provides 180 mg of vitamin C per serving, but that does not mean every person will experience it differently from another vitamin C supplement.

If supplements bother your stomach, taking the capsules with food may be more comfortable.

Consult a healthcare professional if you are pregnant or nursing, take prescription medication, have kidney disease or a history of kidney stones, have an iron-overload condition, or have been advised to closely monitor vitamin C intake.

If you take multiple supplements containing vitamin C, consider your combined daily intake.

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