A form of vitamin A
Beta-carotene supplements
5,517 vitamin A products in the NIH label database list vitamin A as beta-carotene (48% of the 11,596 vitamin A products); their median is 5,000 IU of vitamin A per serving, against 4,000 IU across all vitamin A products; the 58 whose only supplement ingredient is vitamin A list a median of 25,000 IU (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).
How does beta-carotene compare with the other forms?
The median amount of vitamin A per serving in products naming each form; the count in brackets. The amount is the vitamin A the label gives, as printed.
Median vitamin A per serving by form
Source: Supplement Facts rows and their forms, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0, current labels.
- Products
- 5,5174,054 on the market
- Median vitamin A per serving
- 5,000 IUall vitamin A products: 4,000 IU
- Share of vitamin A products
- 48%5,517 of 11,596
What else do these products contain?
| Ingredient | Share of these products | Median here | Median, all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 90% | 120 mg | 100 mg |
| Vitamin E | 84% | 45 IU | 30 IU |
| Zinc | 80% | 15 mg | 11 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 78% | 7.7 mg | 6 mg |
| Riboflavin | 78% | 5 mg | 4 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 78% | 27 mcg | 36 mcg |
| Niacin | 77% | 20 mg | 20 mg |
| Folate | 77% | 400 mcg | 400 mcg |
| Thiamin | 76% | 5 mg | 5 mg |
| Vitamin D | 75% | 12.5 mcg | 15 mcg |
Which products are they?
60 of the 5,517 (on-market products first, the newest label first), ordered by the amount of vitamin A per serving, largest first; an amount that looks like a slip or a compound's weight comes last, marked.
- One Daily Superfood Multi-Vitamin No IronParadise Earth's Blend5,000 IU
- Muscle MemoryLife Priority2,495 IU
- ActivNutrients PhytoXYMOGEN
- ActivNutrients without IronXYMOGEN
- Bio CoQ-10 100 mg Enhanced AbsorptionSolaray
- Biotin 1000 mcg Natural Orange FlavorSolaray
- Blood Sugar ManagerNature's Way
- Carotenoid ComplexCountry Life
- Cataplex ASP Standard Process
- CelebrateONE 45 with Iron Tropical TwistCelebrate
- Chlorophyll ComplexSP Standard Process
- Clinically Advanced Hair, Skin & NailsNOW Solutions
- Collagen Beauty Booster Strawberry LemonadeHerbalife Skin
- Complete Plant-Based Protein Delicious Vanilla FlavorLiveGood
- Daily 1SuperSmart
- Daily VitaminWindmill
- Dynamic Brain 300 mgStonehenge Health
- Energy & MetabolismGNC Mega Men
- Eyes Vitamins+Codeage
- FITFood Lean Complete French Vanilla Sugar- & Stevia-FreeXYMOGEN
- Food Carotene 500 mcgSolaray
- Food Carotene 7500 mcgSolaray
- Greens & Probiotics PowderHardy Nutritionals
- Kid Vits Juicy OrangeNOW Kids
- Life Extension Mix Tablets with Extra NiacinLife Extension
- Max for Women Iron FreeCountry Life
- Mens Multi+Butterfly Express
- Multi-ADEKCelebrate
- Multivitamin Soft Chews Very CherryCelebrate
- Mutli-ADEKCelebrate
- Natural ChangesNature's Sunshine
- Neuro HealthNature’s Craft
- OptiCleanse GHI Creamy Chocolate Sugar-& Stevia-FreeXYMOGEN
- OptiCleanse GHI Lite Vanilla Delight Sugar- & Stevia-FreeXYMOGEN
- OptiCleanse GHI Sugar-& Stevia-Free ChaiXYMOGEN
- OptiCleanse Plus Creamy Chocolate No Added Sugar, No SteviaXYMOGEN
- OptiCleanse Plus Vanilla Delight No Added Sugar, No SteviaXYMOGEN
- ORAC Energy GreensParadise
- Prenatal DHA+ GingerNoor Vitamins
- Sight CareJust Ripe Nutrition
- Special Two Multi VitaminBaar Nature's Blessing
- Spectro Multivitamin ManSolaray
- Sport MultivitaminGNC Mega Men
- Sun ProtectSignature Supplements
- Teen Fermented Multivitamin+Codeage
- Vitalizer MenShaklee
- Women's 40+ One Daily MultivitaminMegaFood
- Women's Complete MultivitaminNoor Vitamins
- Women's Fermented MultivitaminCodeage
- Women's Golden MultivitaminSolaray
- ACES+ZnCarlson
- Active Women's MultivitaminSuper Nutrition
- Advanced Memory FormulaJust Ripe Nutrition
- Alive! Garden Goodness Men's Multi-VitaminNature's Way
- Alive! Men's 50+ Multivitamin GummyNature's Way
- Alive! Women's Gummy Multivitamin Mixed Berry FlavoredNature's Way
- Bio-Active Complete Multi Vitamin for MenLiveGood
- CelebrateONE 45 with Iron Midnight CherryCelebrate
- CelebrateONE Stawberry CremeCelebrate
- CollagenellDNA Dynamic Nutritional Associates
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; the form each label names for its row. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Which brands make them?
Douglas Laboratories (177), Nature's Way (121), Nature's Plus (114), Bronson (62), New Chapter (56), Rainbow Light (55), MegaFood (54), Integrative Therapeutics (51), The Vitamin Shoppe (50), Country Life (47).