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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 130 of 232), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Multivitamin Fruit PunchLily of the Desert EcoDrink Naturalsanother unit
- Multivitamin GoldNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Gold Cherry FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Gold Grape FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Gold Orange FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Gold Watermelon FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Grape FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin GummiesBetter Life · off the market1,000 IU
- Multivitamin GummiesWell At Walgreens2,500 IU
- Multivitamin GummiesSundown Naturals2,500 IU
- Multivitamin GummiesNature Made Kids First1,250 IU
- Multivitamin GummiesSundownanother unit
- Multivitamin GummiesVitacost KidHealth1,000 IU
- Multivitamin GummiesBel-Air Nutritionanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummies AdultPuritan's Pride4,000 IU
- Multivitamin Gummies AdultWell At Walgreens2,500 IU
- Multivitamin Gummies AdultWalgreensanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummies Complete Multivitamin for AdultsOrphic Nutritionanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummies Complete Multivitamin for KidsOrphic Nutritionanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummies for KidsHavasu Nutritionanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummies For KidsMAV Nutrition2,100 IU
- Multivitamin Gummies Fruit FlavorLifeable Kidsanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummies KidsNew Ageanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummies MenWell At Walgreens4,000 IU
- Multivitamin Gummies Mixed BerryBucked Up Essentialsanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummies With Co Q-10Sundown Naturalsanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummy Mixed BerryGNC Women'sanother unit
- Multivitamin Gummy Raspberry Lemonade FlavorCooper Completeanother unit
- Multivitamin Iron-FreeWell At Walgreens3,000 IU
- Multivitamin Liquid Gold Tropical Berry FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Liquid Tropical Berry FlavorNature's Plus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Liquid Vegetarian CapsuleInViteanother unit
- Multivitamin MenWell At Walgreens3,500 IU
- Multivitamin MenWalgreensanother unit
- Multivitamin Men 50+Well At Walgreens3,500 IU
- Multivitamin Men 50+Walgreensanother unit
- Multivitamin Men's 50+ Advancedup&up2,500 IU
- Multivitamin Mineral & Herbal Supplement All Natural Wild Berry FlavorLive the Source · off the market5,000 IU
- Multivitamin Mini-TabsDr. Mercolaanother unit
- Multivitamin Mini-Tabs for WomenDr. Mercolaanother unit
- Multivitamin Mixed BerryNutricost Kidsanother unit
- Multivitamin Natural Fruit FlavorBariMeltsanother unit
- Multivitamin no MineralsNature's Blendanother unit
- Multivitamin OneSeeking Healthanother unit
- Multivitamin One MFSeeking Healthanother unit
- Multivitamin Orange FlavorNovaMV Pediatric Drops750 IU
- Multivitamin Orange FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
- Multivitamin Peach MangoLily of the Desert EcoDrink Naturalsanother unit
- Multivitamin Peach MangoLily of the Desertanother unit
- Multivitamin Performance Elite MaxCodeageanother unit