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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 209 of 232), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- ViraProTerry Naturally2,500 IU
- ViraPro Elderberry Immune BlendTerry Naturallyanother unit
- VirawellNatural Healthy Conceptsanother unit
- Virgin Salmon OilDr. Mercola300 IU
- Virt-NateVirtus Pharmaceuticals3,000 IU
- Virt-PNVirtus Pharmaceuticals2,500 IU
- Visibili-TLifeSeasons · off the market5,000 IU
- Visibili-TLifeSeasons Therapeuticsanother unit
- Visibili-T Eye Health ComplexLifeSeasons · off the market5,000 IU
- Visible EyesEsmond Natural10,000 IU
- Visio PlexProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories32,500 IU
- VisionNature's Wayanother unit
- VisionDNA Miracles Isotonixanother unit
- VisionOwelianother unit
- VisionAPOPTOSIS Nutraceuticalsanother unit
- Vision AdvantageDr. David Williams · off the marketanother unit
- Vision AdvantageWilliams Nutritionanother unit
- Vision AllWonder Laboratoriesanother unit
- Vision Clear BIVLanother unit
- Vision Clear B Occular Health FormulaIVL Institute For Vibrant Living · off the market3,000 IU
- Vision CompleteBronson ONEanother unit
- Vision EssentialsSwanson Condition Specific Formulas · off the market9,000 IU
- Vision EssentialsDr. Whitaker5,000 IU
- Vision EssentialsWhitaker Nutritionanother unit
- Vision Essentials Comprehensive FormulaSwansonanother unit
- Vision Essentials GoldDr. Whitakeranother unit
- Vision Essentials GoldWhitaker Nutritionanother unit
- Vision Essentials GoldDoctors' Preferredanother unit
- Vision Essentials ULTRAWhitaker Nutritionanother unit
- Vision FactorsMichael's Naturopathic Programs7,500 IU
- Vision FormulaCVS Pharmacy1,000 IU
- Vision FormulaEquate · off the market1,000 IU
- Vision FormulaEagle25,000 IU
- Vision Formula with LuteinEquateanother unit
- Vision GardDC10,000 IU
- Vision Guard iShieldSundown Naturals · off the marketanother unit
- Vision Guard iShieldSundownanother unit
- Vision Guard with LuteinSolgar · off the market1,000 IU
- Vision HealthNutriliteanother unit
- Vision Health Support With Bilberry And LuteinMartin Avenue Pharmacyanother unit
- Vision Health With LuteinNutrilite · off the marketanother unit
- Vision MaxxDCanother unit
- Vision PowerAltrum2,250 IU
- Vision Sharp Multi-Nutrient Eye HealthIrwin Naturalsanother unit
- Vision SupportPathway To Healing4,000 IU
- Vision SupportVitabase25,000 IU
- Vision SupportMeijer Naturalsanother unit
- Vision SupportMaritzMayer Laboratories · off the market25,000 IU
- Vision SupportVimerson Healthanother unit
- Vision SupportNusaPureanother unit