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NOW FoodsVitamins

Vitamin C-1000 Sustained Release Tablets, 250 tablets

£18.99 for 250 tablets at Healf. That works out at 8p per 1 g, which ranks it 13th of the 113 vitamin C products we price across 21 UK retailers.

What it really costs, per 1 g8pOne 1 g dose is our comparison unit for vitamin C. It is not a recommendation.
A day8p
A week53p
A month£2.28
A year£27.73

At one 1 g dose a day, this pack lasts 8 months. A month is 30 days, so twelve of them is not quite a year.

How we worked it out

  • Servings: 250 ÷ 1 per serving = 250
  • In the pack: 250 × 1 g = 250 g
  • £18.99 ÷ 250 g × 1 g = 7.6p per 1 g
  • A week 7.6p × 7 = 53p · a month × 30 = £2.28 · a year × 365 = £27.73
  • Amount per serving: stated on the label.

The standard dose is a comparison unit, not a recommendation. Always confirm the price on the retailer's site. How we compare everything.

Cheaper vitamin C

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Vitamin C powder as Calcium AscorbateLamberts Healthcare (Nature's Best) · 897 mg a serving · £2.13 a month · a pack lasts 7 months7p£15.95View at Lamberts Healthcare (opens in a new tab)
Vitamin C TabletsBulk · 1 g a serving · £2.16 a month · a pack lasts 3 months7p£6.49View at Bulk (opens in a new tab)
WeightWorldVitamin C and Zinc TabletsWeightWorld · 1 g a serving · £2.25 a month · a pack lasts 6 months7p£13.48View at WeightWorld (opens in a new tab)
Vitamin C (1000mg) 240 TabletsHolland & Barrett · 1 g a serving · £2.25 a month · a pack lasts 8 months7p£17.99View at Holland & Barrett (opens in a new tab)
This productHealf · 1 g a serving · £2.28 a month · a pack lasts 8 months8pshown above

Switching to the Lamberts Healthcare (Nature's Best) pack saves 15p a month at the same 1 g dose.

Ranked purely by price per 1 g. 950 combination products also contain vitamin C.

Pack sizes

PackPricePer doseA year
250 tabletsthis pack£18.998p£27.73
100 tablets£8.869p£32.34

This pack is the cheapest of the 2 sizes per dose.

On the label

Vitamin C · Standard (ascorbic acid and ascorbates)
1 g per serving (stated on the label)
Pack
250 tablets · 250 servings · 1 tablet(s) a serving
Cost per serving
8p (250 servings in the pack)
More label details
Claimed on the listing
vegetarian
Sold by
Healf
What the listing says
“250 tabs” · “Serving Size: 1 Tablet” · “Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) (1 g) ; 1000 mg”
Ingredients

Saw Palmetto Berry Extract (Serenoa repens) (Standardised To 85-95% Fatty Acids) (USPlus®), Pumpkin Seed Oil (Cucurbita pepo) (Cold Pressed), Vegetarian Softgel Capsule (Modified Corn Starch, Glycerin, Carrageenan, Water)

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One 1 g dose is our comparison unit, not a recommendation.

Price history

1 price change since 1 October 2026. Checked on 20 days, most recently 20 October 2026.

Lowest recorded
£17.491 Oct
Highest recorded
£18.9917 Oct
First recorded
£17.491 Oct
Checked on
20 dayssince 1 Oct
Pack price at each check.
  1. Up at Healf: £17.49 → £18.99 (+8.6%)
  2. First checked at Healf: £17.49

Questions about this product

How much does NOW Foods Vitamin C-1000 Sustained Release Tablets cost per 1 g?

8p per 1 g, from £18.99 for 250 tablets at Healf, checked on 20 October 2026.

Is it the cheapest vitamin C in the UK?

No, it is 13th of 113. Vitamin C Plus Tablets at Myprotein works out at 3p per 1 g.

How long does one pack last?

8 months at one 1 g dose. The pack holds 250 g in total.

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