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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 224 of 232), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Wild LivaLatte Drink MixNorth American Herb & Spicein a blend
- Wild Norwegian Cod Liver OilCarlsonanother unit
- Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Fruit Splash FlavorCarlson · off the marketanother unit
- Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Natural Green Apple FlavorCarlsonanother unit
- Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Natural Lemon FlavorCarlsonanother unit
- Wild PacketNew Earth3,500 IU
- Winter HealthTrue Botanicaanother unit
- Wise WomanHigher Natureanother unit
- Wolf's ManeVigor Labsanother unit
- Woman's Nutra PacksNature's Plus · off the market10,000 IU
- Woman's Prenatal 1Bayer One A Dayanother unit
- WomanPrimeAllergy Research Group2,500 IU
- WomanPrimeNutriCology2,500 IU
- WomenNature's Plus Source of Life · off the market10,000 IU
- WomenGarden of Life MyKind Organicsanother unit
- WomenWellbelanother unit
- WomenGarden of Life Vitamin Codeanother unit
- WomenNutrafolanother unit
- Women 50+ MultivitaminSimply Right · off the market3,500 IU
- Women 50+ MultivitaminMember's Markanother unit
- Women 50+ Multivitamin TabletsMember's Mark3,500 IU
- Women 55+Garden of Life MyKind Organicsanother unit
- Women Multi-Gland and HerbsWonder Laboratories5,000 IU
- Women Multi-Gland, Vitamins and HerbsWonder Laboratories5,000 IU
- Women Multivitamin + Supporting HerbsSuper Nutrition SimplyOneanother unit
- Women Multivitamin + Supporting Herbs Iron FreeSuper Nutrition SimplyOne · off the marketanother unit
- Women Over 40MegaFood2,300 IU
- Women Over 40Innate Response Formulas2,300 IU
- Women Over 40 One DailyMegaFoodanother unit
- Women Over 40 One DailyInnate Response Formulasanother unit
- Women Over 50Nature's Code · off the market2,000 IU
- Women Over 55MegaFood · off the market2,500 IU
- Women Over 55 One DailyMegaFoodanother unit
- Women'sGNC Ultra Mega Green · off the market5,000 IU
- Women'sBayer One A Day2,500 IU
- Women'sMegaFood2,500 IU
- Women'svitafusionanother unit
- Women's 2O Mixed Berry FlavorBayer One A Day2,500 IU
- Women's 30 Plus MultiHighland Laboratories3,500 IU
- Women's 40+ Advanced MultivitaminNew Chapteranother unit
- Women's 40+ Advanced MultivitaminMegaFoodanother unit
- Women's 40+ MultivitaminInnate Response Formulasanother unit
- Women's 40+ Once Daily MultiAncient Nutritionanother unit
- Women's 40+ One Daily MultivitaminMegaFoodanother unit
- Women's 45+ MultiVitaCeutical Labs5,000 IU
- Women's 45+ MultiVitamer Laboratories5,000 IU
- Women's 50 Plus MultiHighland Laboratories2,000 IU
- Women's 50+Nature's Bounty2,500 IU
- Women's 50+Mt. Angel Vitaminsanother unit
- Women's 50+21st Century Wellify!another unit