non-nutrient/non-botanical

Lutein supplements

Half of the 2,493 lutein supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 3 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 0.5 mg to 10 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 52 products whose only supplement ingredient is lutein list a median of 20 mg.

Products listing it
2,8222,493 print an amount; 328 list it inside a blend without an amount
Median per serving
3 mgmiddle half 0.5 mg to 10 mg

How much lutein do supplements contain?

The median product lists 3 mg per serving. One in ten lists 0.25 mg or less, one in ten 20 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 10 mg (285 products).

Products by amount of lutein per serving

2,493 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.

Lutein: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.3 mg3 mg30 mg
Lutein: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg100 mg
Lutein: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg
Lutein: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.1 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg
Lutein: products by amount per serving0.03 mg0.1 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
10 mg285 Bilberry Plus Lutein (GNC Herbal Plus Standardized); Ocular Formula (GNC Preventive Nutrition); Cell Protector (GNC Preventive Nutrition)
20 mg252 Lutein with Bilberry 20 mg 25 mg (Earth Wise Vitamins & Supplements); Lutein 20 mg (GNC Preventive Nutrition); Lutein 20 mg (VitaCeutical Labs)
2 mg189 Men's Multiple (Radiance Select); CardioDaily (CardioTabs); Women's 30 Plus Multi (Highland Laboratories)
0.25 mg187 Heart Health Support Pack (Nature's Bounty); Complete Senior Formula Iron Free (Sunmark); Special Two (Vitabase)
0.5 mg183 Ultra Preventive World Formula (Douglas Laboratories); Chewable Kids' Multi (IVL Institute For Vibrant Living); Chewable Multi-Vitamin Natural Strawberry Flavor (Whole Foods Kids Essentials)
3 mg177 Week Four: Repair (Douglas Laboratories); MultiFactors Women's (Natural Factors); MultiFactors Men's (Natural Factors)
6 mg161 Women's Life Rx Ultimate (ProCaps Laboratories); Men's Life Rx Ultimate (ProCaps Laboratories); Clear Vision Formula (Windmill Rx Premium Vitamins)
1 mg157 Mega Vita Woman 50+ High Potency (Vitamin World); Ultra Vita Man 50+ (Vitamin World); Advanced Diabetic Multivitamin Formula (Windmill Rx Premium Vitamins)
5 mg136 MultiFactors Men's 50+ (Natural Factors); Eye Defense (Nature Made); Re-Grow Double Chocolate (GNC Beyond Raw)
0.3 mg120 Iron Free Daily Multiple 50+ (Sundown Naturals); Complete Daily With Iron (Sundown Naturals); Energetic Womens Multi (Meijer Naturals)

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 lutein?

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).

Have the amounts changed over the years?

Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 0.975 mg; those entered in 2025, 3 mg.

Median lutein per serving by the year the label entered DSLD (years with 20+ products)
YearProductsMedian per serving
2011600.975 mg
20121502 mg
20131722.75 mg
20141061.75 mg
20151044.5 mg
20161262 mg
20171832 mg
20181042 mg
20191462.25 mg
20202543 mg
20212005 mg
20222123 mg
20232063 mg
20242413 mg
20252293 mg

Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.

In which products and brands?

Products listing lutein by DSLD product type

Lutein by product typeOther Combinations2,239Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical208Botanical with Nutrients18Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)16Vitamin7Botanical5
Lutein by product typeOther Combinations2,239Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical208Botanical with Nutrients18Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)16Vitamin7Botanical5
Lutein by product typeOther Combinations2,239Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical208Botanical with Nutrients18Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)16Vitamin7Botanical5
Lutein by product typeOther Combinations2,239Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical208Botanical with Nutrients18Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)16Vitamin7Botanical5
Lutein by product typeOther Combinations2,239Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical208Botanical with Nutrients18Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)16Vitamin7Botanical5

Brands listing it most: Nature's Way (139), Douglas Laboratories (49), GNC Women's Ultra Mega (45), ProCaps Laboratories (44), GNC Mega Men (42), Nature's Plus (37), Life Extension (35), Pure Encapsulations (31), Natural Factors (28), NOW (28).

Every product listing lutein

2,822 products, A to Z by name (page 3 of 57), 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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