A form of vitamin A

Retinyl palmitate supplements

2,967 vitamin A products in the NIH label database list vitamin A as retinyl palmitate (26% of the 11,596 vitamin A products); their median is 4,367 IU of vitamin A per serving, against 4,000 IU across all vitamin A products; the 35 whose only supplement ingredient is vitamin A list a median of 10,000 IU (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).

How does retinyl palmitate 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

Vitamin A by formBeta-carotene5,000 IU (5,517)Retinyl palmitate4,367 IU (2,967)Retinyl acetate4,000 IU (1,532)
Vitamin A by formBeta-carotene5,000 IU (5,517)Retinyl palmitate4,367 IU (2,967)Retinyl acetate4,000 IU (1,532)
Vitamin A by formBeta-carotene5,000 IU (5,517)Retinyl palmitate4,367 IU (2,967)Retinyl acetate4,000 IU (1,532)
Vitamin A by formBeta-carotene5,000 IU (5,517)Retinyl palmitate4,367 IU (2,967)Retinyl acetate4,000 IU (1,532)
Vitamin A by formBeta-carotene5,000 IU (5,517)Retinyl palmitate4,367 IU (2,967)Retinyl acetate4,000 IU (1,532)

Source: Supplement Facts rows and their forms, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0, current labels.

Products
2,9672,156 on the market
Median vitamin A per serving
4,367 IUall vitamin A products: 4,000 IU
Share of vitamin A products
26%2,967 of 11,596

What else do these products contain?

Ingredients most often listed alongside it, with the median amount in these products and in all products
IngredientShare of these productsMedian hereMedian, all products
Vitamin C83% 100 mg100 mg
Vitamin D83% 10 mcg15 mcg
Vitamin E80% 30 IU30 IU
Vitamin B1276% 18 mcg36 mcg
Vitamin B676% 4.3 mg6 mg
Zinc76% 8 mg11 mg
Folate74% 400 mcg400 mcg
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)72% 10 mg12 mg
Biotin72% 150 mcg200 mcg
Niacin69% 20 mg20 mg

Which products are they?

60 of the 2,967 (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.

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 (110), Nature's Way (88), Carlson (70), Country Life (54), vitafusion (46), Rainbow Light (41), SmartyPants (41), Bronson (39), SuperNutrition (34), NOW (31).

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