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Vitamin A supplements
Half of the 5,772 vitamin A supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 4,000 IU or less per serving; the middle half list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 124 products whose only supplement ingredient is vitamin A list a median of 25,000 IU.
- Products listing it
- 11,5965,772 print an amount; 1,181 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 4,000 IUmiddle half 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU
How much vitamin A do supplements contain?
The median product lists 4,000 IU per serving. One in ten lists 667.1 IU or less, one in ten 10,000 IU or more. The amount printed most often is 5,000 IU (1,259 products).
Products by amount of vitamin A per serving
5,772 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (IU).
Which forms of vitamin A do labels name?
Beta-carotene is the form named most often: 5,517 of the 11,596 vitamin A products (48%), ahead of retinyl palmitate (2,967, 26%) and retinyl acetate (1,532, 13%). A product naming two forms counts in both; the table below gives every form.
Products by the form of vitamin A on the label
Count, and the median amount per serving in that form.
| Form | Products | Share of vitamin A products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-carotene | 5,517 | 48% | 5,000 IU |
| Retinyl palmitate | 2,967 | 26% | 4,367 IU |
| Retinyl acetate | 1,532 | 13% | 4,000 IU |
Source: the form each label gives for its vitamin A row (DSLD "forms"), current labels.
Which products list the most vitamin A?
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).
- Visio PlexProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories32,500 IU
- ACP Vitamin ACPSystemic Formulas Bio Nutriment31,500 IU
- PlatformLifeLink30,000 IU
- Ocu-Min ForteDouglas Laboratories30,000 IU
- SeeQuantum Health30,000 IU
- Beta-C TR (Time Release)Nutri-West30,000 IU
- Elan Vital MultipleSource Naturals29,188 IU
- Healthy Eyes Super Vision21st Century28,640 IU
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 4,500 IU; those entered in 2025, 2,495 IU.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 237 | 4,500 IU |
| 2012 | 745 | 5,000 IU |
| 2013 | 856 | 4,000 IU |
| 2014 | 467 | 3,500 IU |
| 2015 | 485 | 3,200 IU |
| 2016 | 484 | 4,000 IU |
| 2017 | 529 | 5,000 IU |
| 2018 | 348 | 3,500 IU |
| 2019 | 410 | 3,000 IU |
| 2020 | 447 | 3,500 IU |
| 2021 | 238 | 4,000 IU |
| 2022 | 262 | 3,500 IU |
| 2023 | 125 | 5,000 IU |
| 2024 | 90 | 4,000 IU |
| 2025 | 49 | 2,495 IU |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing vitamin A by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: Nature's Plus (200), Douglas Laboratories (162), Vitamin World (66), Nature's Way (63), Bronson (60), NOW (54), Sundown Naturals (50), Country Life (48), GNC Women's Ultra Mega (43), VitaCeutical Labs (42).
Every product listing vitamin A
11,596 products, A to Z by name (page 129 of 232), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Multivitamin & Minerals GummiesVitaDropsanother unit
- Multivitamin & Minerals Gummies Raspberry FlavorVitaDropsanother unit
- Multivitamin & Minerals Men's Stress SupportNatureWiseanother unit
- Multivitamin & Minerals Prenatal CompleteNatureWiseanother unit
- MultiVitamin & MultimineralNaturgin Products USA1,000 IU
- Multivitamin & Multimineral SupplementThe Center for Medical Weight Loss5,000 IU
- Multivitamin + 15 mg L-MethylfolateMethylProanother unit
- Multivitamin + FocusGNCanother unit
- Multivitamin + ImmuneGNCanother unit
- Multivitamin + Immune Gummies Assorted FruitGNCanother unit
- Multivitamin + Iron Tropical CherryEZ Meltsanother unit
- Multivitamin + Probiotic Natural Fruit Punch Flavor!Culturelle Kidsanother unit
- Multivitamin 50 PlusGNC Women'sanother unit
- Multivitamin 50 Plus Assorted Fruit GummiesGNC Women'sanother unit
- Multivitamin ActiveGNC Women'sanother unit
- Multivitamin Active without IronGNC Women'sanother unit
- Multivitamin Adult GummyMeijer2,500 IU
- Multivitamin AdultsWell At Walgreens3,500 IU
- Multivitamin AdultsWalgreensanother unit
- Multivitamin Adults 50+Well At Walgreens2,500 IU
- Multivitamin Adults 50+Walgreensanother unit
- Multivitamin and Mineral Formula without IronDr. Clark Research Association Dr. Clark Zentrumanother unit
- Multivitamin And Mineral PowderThe Vitamin Shoppe · off the market15,000 IU
- Multivitamin and Mineral TabletEnfamil4,000 IU
- Multivitamin and Mineral TabletAbbott4,000 IU
- Multivitamin BerryLily of the Desert EcoDrink Naturalsanother unit
- Multivitamin BerryLily of the Desertanother unit
- Multivitamin Cherry FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Chewable & Crushable Tablets OrangeNature Made Kids First1,333 IU
- Multivitamin Chewable Tablets Delicious Tropical Berry FlavorNu Life5,000 IU
- Multivitamin Children's ChewablesDr. Mercola Premium Supplements · off the market1,000 IU
- Multivitamin ComplexHerbalife · off the market1,667 IU
- Multivitamin Complex +Harmonia10,000 IU
- Multivitamin Diabetic SupportGNC Women'sanother unit
- Multivitamin Drops with Fluoride & Iron 0.25 mg/mLSancilio & Company1,500 IU
- Multivitamin Drops with Fluoride 0.25 mg/mLSancilio & Company1,500 IU
- Multivitamin Drops with Fluoride 0.5 mg/mLSancilio & Company1,500 IU
- Multivitamin EasySticks Natural Blueberry FlavorPure Encapsulationsanother unit
- Multivitamin Energy & MetabolismGNC Women'sanother unit
- Multivitamin Featuring Supportalpha betic · off the market5,000 IU
- Multivitamin Fifty PlusIsotonixanother unit
- Multivitamin for Daily EnergyMegaFoodanother unit
- Multivitamin for Daily Immune SupportMegaFoodanother unit
- Multivitamin for Daily Stress ReliefMegaFoodanother unit
- Multivitamin for KidsPureFormulas · off the market370 IU
- Multivitamin for Kids GummiesFeel Great Vitamin Co.another unit
- Multivitamin for MenSonora Nutrition25,000 IU
- Multivitamin for MenNutricostanother unit
- Multivitamin for WomenSonora Nutrition25,000 IU
- Multivitamin Formula Adult GummySundown Naturals · off the market2,500 IU