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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 17 of 232), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Alive! Teen Complete Multi for Her Citrus Burst FlavorNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Teen Complete Multi for Her Citrus Burst FlavoredNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Teen Complete Multi for HimNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Ultra Shake Vanilla FlavoredNature's Way15,000 IU
- Alive! Ultra-Shake VanillaNature's Way · off the market15,000 IU
- Alive! Whole Food Energizer Max PotencyNature's Way · off the market15,000 IU
- Alive! Whole Food Energizer Men's Mulit Max PotencyNature's Way · off the market10,000 IU
- Alive! Whole Food Energizer Men's Multi Max PotencyNature's Way · off the market10,000 IU
- Alive! Whole Food Energizer Multi-VitaminNature's Way · off the market15,000 IU
- Alive! Whole Food Energizer Multi-Vitamin Max PotencyNature's Way · off the market15,000 IU
- Alive! Whole Food Energizer Multivitamin Max PotencyNature's Way · off the market15,000 IU
- Alive! Whole Food Energizer No Added IronNature's Way · off the market15,000 IU
- Alive! Whole Food Energizer Women's Multi Max PotencyNature's Way · off the market10,000 IU
- Alive! Women's 50+Nature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Complete Multi-VitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Complete MultivitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Gummy Complete Multivitamins Mixed Berry FlavorNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Gummy MultivitaminNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Gummy Multivitamin Mixed Berry FlavorNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Gummy VitaminsNature's Way2,500 IU
- Alive! Women's 50+ Gummy Vitamins Mixed Berry FlavorNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Multi-VitaminNature's Way · off the market5,000 IU
- Alive! Women's 50+ Multivitamin GummyNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Multivitamin Gummy Mixed Berry FlavoredNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Premium Gummies MultivitaminNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Premium Gummy MultivitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Ultra MultivitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's 50+ Ultra Potency Complete MultivitaminNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's Complete MultivitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's EnergyNature's Way5,000 IU
- Alive! Women's Energy Complete MultivitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's Gummy MultivitaminNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's Gummy Multivitamin Mixed BerryNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's Gummy Multivitamin Mixed Berry FlavorNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's Gummy Multivitamin Mixed Berry FlavoredNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's Gummy Multivitamin Zero Sugar Strawberry FlavoredNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's Gummy VitaminsNature's Way2,500 IU
- Alive! Women's Gummy Vitamins Mixed Berry FlavorNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's Multi Max PotencyNature's Way · off the market10,000 IU
- Alive! Women's MultivitaminNature's Way · off the market5,000 IU
- Alive! Women's Premium Gummies MultivitaminsNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's Premium Gummy MultivitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's Ultra MultivitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alive! Women's Ultra PotencyNature's Way · off the marketanother unit
- Alive! Women's Ultra Potency Complete MultivitaminNature's Wayanother unit
- Alka GreenB.E.S.T. Process Alka-Line Supplementsanother unit
- Alka Green TabletsB.E.S.T. Process Alka-Line Supplements1,900 IU
- Alka Omega3 1000 mgB.E.S.T. Process Alka-Line Supplements100 IU
- Alka SlimB.E.S.T. Process Alka-Line Supplements2,500 IU
- Alka-Seltzer Plus Immunity ComplexBayer2,140 IU