PlainVitamins

non-nutrient/non-botanical

Alpha-carotene supplements

Half of the 73 alpha-carotene supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 555 mcg or less per serving; the middle half list 250 mcg to 1,240 mcg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).

Products listing it
12973 print an amount; 52 list it inside a blend without an amount
Median per serving
555 mcgmiddle half 250 mcg to 1,240 mcg

How much alpha-carotene do supplements contain?

The median product lists 555 mcg per serving. One in ten lists 149.8 mcg or less, one in ten 2,200 mcg or more. The amount printed most often is 189 mcg (7 products).

Products by amount of alpha-carotene per serving

73 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.

Alpha-carotene: products by amount per serving300 mcg3,000 mcg
Alpha-carotene: products by amount per serving300 mcg1,000 mcg3,000 mcg10,000 mcg
Alpha-carotene: products by amount per serving300 mcg1,000 mcg3,000 mcg10,000 mcg
Alpha-carotene: products by amount per serving300 mcg1,000 mcg3,000 mcg10,000 mcg
Alpha-carotene: products by amount per serving300 mcg1,000 mcg3,000 mcg10,000 mcg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
189 mcg7 Sun-Chlorella A 200 mg (Sun Chlorella); Sun-Chlorella A Granules (Sun Chlorella); Sun-Chlorella A 500 mg (Sun Chlorella)
450 mcg5 Natural Beta Carotene (Bronson Laboratories); 100% Natural Mixed Carotenoids Beta Carotene (Hurley's No Name Nutrition Market); Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Natural Mixed Carotenoids (Martin Avenue Pharmacy)
555 mcg4 Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU (VitaCeutical Labs)
1,000 mcg4 Daily Antioxidant (Weil Lifestyle); Multivitamin Liquid Vegetarian Capsule (InVite)
1,240 mcg4 MacuGuard Ocular Support with Saffron & Astaxanthin (Life Extension); MacuGuard Ocular Support with Saffron (Life Extension); Once-Daily Health Booster (Life Extension)
140 mcg3 Opti-Men (ON Optimum Nutrition); Optimen (ON Optimum Nutrition); Opti-Men (Optimum Nutrition)
495 mcg3
750 mcg3
1,070 mcg3
250 mcg2 ActivNutrients Chewable Natural Mixed Berry Flavor (XYMOGEN); Coenzyme Multi Children's Chewable Natural Mixed Berry Flavor (Woodstock Vitamins)

Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).

Which products list the most alpha-carotene?

On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).

In which products and brands?

Products listing alpha-carotene by DSLD product type

Alpha-carotene by product typeOther Combinations71Vitamin1Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1
Alpha-carotene by product typeOther Combinations71Vitamin1Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1
Alpha-carotene by product typeOther Combinations71Vitamin1Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1
Alpha-carotene by product typeOther Combinations71Vitamin1Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1
Alpha-carotene by product typeOther Combinations71Vitamin1Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1

Brands listing it most: Sun Chlorella (5), Life Extension (4), ON Optimum Nutrition (3), Sun Chlorella Corp (3), XYMOGEN (3), Natural Factors (3), Nutrilite (3), Perque (3), VitaCeutical Labs (2), VSN Vital Strength Nutrition (2).

Every product listing alpha-carotene

129 products, A to Z by name (page 3 of 3), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

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