Product Overview
Vitabiotics Ultra Vitamin C Fizz is a tube of 20 natural orange flavour effervescent tablets. Each tablet gives 1,000mg of vitamin C (1,250% of the Nutrient Reference Value) and 5mg of zinc (50% NRV), according to the nutrition panel on the side of the tube in the product photo.
The tube is marked “Immune support with zinc”, rapid absorption, no aspartame, and suitable for vegetarians and vegans. It is made in Britain by Vitabiotics Ltd of London.
Key Benefits
- Immune function — vitamin C and zinc both contribute to the normal function of the immune system.
- Collagen — vitamin C is needed to make collagen for normal skin, gums, blood vessels and bones.
- Iron absorption — vitamin C increases how much iron you absorb from plant foods such as dal and spinach.
- Nervous system and tiredness — vitamin C contributes to normal nervous system function and to the reduction of tiredness, in people short of it.
- Easy to take — a drink rather than a tablet to swallow.
What the Listing Claims, and What Is Known
- Extra immune system support — both nutrients are needed for normal immune function, and correcting a shortfall matters. But in large reviews, taking vitamin C every day did not reduce how often ordinary people catch colds; it shortened them slightly. It does not stop you getting ill.
- High strength — 1,000mg is about eleven times the daily need. Above a few hundred milligrams the body absorbs a smaller share and passes the rest in urine, so the extra brings little extra benefit.
- Rapid absorption — a dissolved drink is absorbed quickly, but the total amount you absorb is much the same as from an ordinary tablet.
- “UK’s No.1 vitamin company” and “directly imported” — marketing claims we cannot check, so we have left them out. “Made in Britain” is printed on the tube.
Key Features
- 1,000mg vitamin C and 5mg zinc per tablet
- 20 effervescent tablets, natural orange flavour
- Vegetarian and vegan; no aspartame
- Made in Britain by Vitabiotics
Ingredients / Specifications
Per tablet (from the nutrition panel in the label photo):
- Vitamin C 1,000mg — 1,250% NRV
- Zinc 5mg — 50% NRV
The full ingredient list is not legible in the photos. Effervescent tablets usually get their fizz from sodium salts and use a sweetener — the tube says no aspartame but not which sweetener it uses. Message us and we will read the tube.
How to Use
- The tube directions: dissolve one tablet in a glass of water to make an orange drink. Take once daily, as required. Do not exceed the recommended intake.
- Never swallow an effervescent tablet whole or let a child suck one — wait until it has fully dissolved.
- Count the vitamin C and zinc in any multivitamin you already take.
Who Is It Suitable For?
Adults who eat little fruit and few vegetables, and anyone who prefers a drink to a tablet. Vegetarians and vegans, by the label.
- Low-salt diet (for blood pressure, heart failure or kidney disease) — effervescent tablets contain sodium. Check the tube or ask your doctor.
- Kidney stones or kidney disease — high-dose vitamin C raises oxalate in urine. Ask your doctor first.
- Iron overload (haemochromatosis) or thalassaemia — vitamin C increases iron absorption. Ask your doctor.
- Not for children at this strength. Pregnancy and breastfeeding — ask your doctor.
Why Choose Vitabiotics Ultra Vitamin C Fizz?
An established British maker, a pleasant orange drink that is easy to remember, vitamin C and zinc together, and a small tube that suits a few weeks’ use.
This Is a Supplement, Not a Medicine
A dietary supplement is a food product. It is not a medicine, it has not been through the testing a medicine goes through, and it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Supplement labels use health language — “supports”, “helps maintain”, “promotes” — precisely because they are not permitted to claim treatment. Read them that way. If a listing anywhere promises that a capsule will fix a medical condition, that promise is not one the product can keep.
What a supplement can honestly do is fill a gap in your diet. That is worth something, and it is a smaller thing than most packaging implies.
Talk to a Doctor First
Speak to a doctor or pharmacist before you start, particularly if you:
- take any prescribed medicine — supplements interfere with medicines more often than people expect
- are being treated for a heart, liver, kidney, thyroid or blood condition
- have diabetes
- are pregnant, trying to conceive, or breastfeeding
- have surgery or a dental procedure coming up
Never stop or reduce a prescribed medicine in order to take a supplement instead. That is the single most dangerous thing anyone does with a product like this, and it is what the marketing language quietly invites.
About the Imported Pack
This is an imported product. The label, the dose instructions and the ingredient panel are the ones printed for the market it was made for, and the wording may differ from a locally packaged version.
Follow the dose printed on the pack itself — it is the authority on its own contents — and check the expiry date when it arrives. If anything on the label is unclear, message us before you take it and we will read it to you.
Storage
- Close the tube tightly straight after taking a tablet. Effervescent tablets react with moisture in the air, and Dhaka humidity can make them crumble or fizz in the tube.
- Keep the tablets in their own tube — the cap is designed to keep them dry. Do not store it in a bathroom.
- Do not use tablets that have softened, swollen or changed colour.
- Keep it out of reach of children.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will it stop me catching colds?
For most people, no. Taken daily, vitamin C may make a cold a little shorter. Sleep, hand washing and vaccination do more.
Can I take two a day when I feel unwell?
The tube says do not exceed the recommended intake — one a day. Above 2,000mg a day of vitamin C, diarrhoea and stomach cramps become common.
Is it vegan?
Yes, the tube is marked suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Can I take it with my other supplements?
Check the labels for anything that appears in both — doubling a dose by accident is easy. If you are on prescribed medicine as well, ask a pharmacist. They do this check quickly and for free.
How do I check the pack is in date?
The expiry date is printed on the bottle or the base of the box. Check it as soon as your order arrives. If it is unreadable or close to expiry, message us and we will replace it.
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