vitamin
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 230 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 One Daily Multivitamin Soft Chews Mixed Berry FlavorMegaFoodanother unit
- Women's One MultipleAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas5,000 IU
- Women's One MultivitaminRainbow Light · off the marketanother unit
- Women's Perfect MultiPurity Productsanother unit
- Women's PetitesBayer One A Dayanother unit
- Women's Plant-Based Multi NutrientsCATALOanother unit
- Women's Plus MultiStartNatural Factorsanother unit
- Women's Prenatal 1Bayer One A Day4,000 IU
- Women's Prenatal GummiesBayer One A Dayanother unit
- Women's Prenatal Gummies with Folic AcidBayer One A Dayanother unit
- Women's PreNatal Pregnancy MultivitaminIntelligent Labsanother unit
- Women's Prime MultiSwanson Premium Brand · off the market3,000 IU
- Women's Pro EdgeBayer One A Day2,500 IU
- Women's Pure PackPure Encapsulationsanother unit
- Women's Super Foods Multi Lively ElderberryOLLY2,500 IU
- Women's Super MultiU.S. Longevity Institute · off the market5,000 IU
- Women's Supercharged Multivitafusion · off the marketanother unit
- Women's Supercharged Multi Natural Berry Flavorvitafusionanother unit
- Women's Supercharged Multi Natural Berry Flavorsvitafusion · off the marketanother unit
- Women's SymmetryVitanica6,250 IU
- Women's Total Health MultiVitamin And MineralMartin Avenue Pharmacy12,500 IU
- Women's Ultra Hair PlusNatures Plus · off the market10,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Hair PlusNaturesPlusanother unit
- Women's Ultra MegaGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega 50 PlusGNC Women's3,500 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega 50 PlusGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega 50 Plus MultivitaminGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Active MultivitaminGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Active Multivitamin without IronGNC AMP Advanced Muscle Performanceanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega Active Without IronGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Active Without IronGNC Pro Performance AMP5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Active without IronGNC AMP Advanced Muscle Performance · off the marketanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega Bone Density Without Iron & IodineGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Bone Density Without Iron And IodineGNC Women's Ultra Mega · off the market5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Energy & Metabolism MultivitaminGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega MiniGNC Women's Ultra Mega3,500 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Mixed BerryGNC Women's Ultra Mega2,500 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Mixed FruitGNC Women's Ultra Megaanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega MultivitaminGNC Women's Ultra Megaanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega Multivitamin without IronGNC Women's Ultra Megaanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega Multivitamin without IronGNC Women'sanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega With ProbioticsGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Without IronGNC Women's Ultra Megaanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega without IronGNC Women'sanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega without IronGNCanother unit
- Women's Ultra Mega Without Iron & IodineGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's Ultra Mega Without Iron And IodineGNC Women's Ultra Mega5,000 IU
- Women's VeganNutrafolanother unit
- Women's WellnessBio Nutrition5,000 IU
- Women’s Multivitamin Capsules with Iron 45 mgBariatric Fusionanother unit