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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 228 of 232), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Women's Multi 50+Thorne · off the marketanother unit
- Women's Multi Blissful BerryOLLYanother unit
- Women's Multi GummiesFeel Great Vitamin Co.another unit
- Women's Multi GummiesMeijeranother unit
- Women's Multi Gummies Assorted Fruit MixThe Vitamin Shoppeanother unit
- Women's Multi Gummies RaspberryVital Proteinsanother unit
- Women's Multi Gummies Raspberry FlavoredSundownanother unit
- Women's Multi Gummies StrawberryHealth by Habitanother unit
- Women's Multi Gummies with Biotin & Collagen Raspberry FlavoredSundownanother unit
- Women's Multi Natural Berry Flavorsvitafusionanother unit
- Women's Multi Organic BerryGarden Of Life MyKind Organicsanother unit
- Women's Multi PearlsFinest Nutrition5,000 IU
- Women's Multi PlusMDLogicanother unit
- Women's Multi TangerineMegaFoodanother unit
- Women's Multi VitaminCGN Gummiesanother unit
- Women's Multi Vitamin & Mineral FormulaWindmill Rx Premium Vitamins5,000 IU
- Women's Multi Vitamins Natural FormulaBody Basix · off the market10,000 IU
- Women's Multi Wild Cherryvitafusion GOODNESS · off the marketanother unit
- Women's Multi with IronAltrumanother unit
- Women's Multi-VitaminBIOVEAanother unit
- Women's Multi-VitaminTropical Oasisanother unit
- Women's Multi-VitaminUltamins · off the marketanother unit
- Women's Multi-VitaminCalifornia Gold Nutrition Ultaminsanother unit
- Women's Multi-vitamin + Collagen Natural Mixed Berry FlavorRite Aidanother unit
- Women's MultipleRadiance Select10,000 IU
- Women's MultipleProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratoriesanother unit
- Women's MultiStartNatural Factorsanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminApex · off the market5,000 IU
- Women's MultivitaminSpring Valley5,000 IU
- Women's MultivitaminBodybuilding.com Foundation Series5,000 IU
- Women's MultivitaminLeader2,500 IU
- Women's MultivitaminGNC Earth Genius · off the marketanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminNutraChamps · off the market6,000 IU
- Women's MultivitaminCodeage · off the marketanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminBioSchwartzanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminRainbow Light · off the market2,500 IU
- Women's MultivitaminiPro Organic Supplements · off the market2,000 IU
- Women's MultivitaminSolimo · off the marketanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminEvlution Nutritionanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminINNATE Response Formulasanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminX Gold Health5,000 IU
- Women's MultivitaminSwisse Ultiviteanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminVimerson Healthanother unit
- Women's MultivitaminAmazon Basicsanother unit
- Women's Multivitamindr.bo2,000 IU
- Women's Multivitamin & MineralNatural Factors Whole Earth & Seaanother unit
- Women's Multivitamin & Mineral with 5-MTHFKirkmananother unit
- Women's Multivitamin + Collagen Gummies Natural Mixed Berry FlavorNature's Truth · off the marketanother unit
- Women's Multivitamin 50 PlusGNC Women'sanother unit
- Women's Multivitamin ActiveGNC Women'sanother unit