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 36 of 232), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Century MatureSmart Sense2,500 IU
- Century MatureGoodSense2,500 IU
- Century MatureSignature Care2,500 IU
- Century MatureMeijer2,500 IU
- Century menSignature Careanother unit
- Century Men'sEqualine3,500 IU
- Century Senior 50+ FormulaSafeway Care2,500 IU
- Century Senior Ultimate Men'sTop Care3,500 IU
- Century Ultimate Men'sTop Care3,500 IU
- Century Ultimate Men's Senior FormulaSafeway Care3,500 IU
- Century Ultimate Women'sTop Care3,500 IU
- Century WomenGoodSense3,500 IU
- Century Women's Complete 50+TopCare Health3,500 IU
- CeroviteRugbyanother unit
- Cerovite Jr.Rugbyanother unit
- Cerovite SeniorRugbyanother unit
- CertaVite SeniorMajoranother unit
- CertaVite with AntioxidantsMajoranother unit
- Certified Men's MultivitaminRainbow Light · off the marketanother unit
- Certified Organic Chlorella 500 mgNOW · off the market3,100 IU
- Certified Organic GreensVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market720 IU
- Certified Organic High Lignan Flax Seed OilNOW110 IU
- Certified Organic Nopal Juice BlendDynamic Health177 IU
- Certified Women's MultivitaminRainbow Light · off the marketanother unit
- Cerv-HP 7 Women's Daily Healthy PackPhysioLogics · off the market50,000 IU as transcribed, likely a slip
- Cha De Bugre PowderBIOVEA Natural Foodsin a blend
- Chaga Mushroom CapsulesHealth Ranger Selectno amount
- ChagaMilkNorth American Herb & Spicein a blend
- Champion BlendIsotonix · off the market11,215 IU
- Chela-DetoxSource Naturals200 IU
- Chelated-C PlusDouglas Laboratoriesin a blend
- Cherifer PGM 10-22 for TeenagersHeight Is Might · off the market1,925 IU
- Cherifer Syrup With Taurine & CGFHeight Is Might · off the market1,400 IU
- Chew-A-VitDC2,500 IU
- Chewable 50+ Men Multivitamin + Supporting Herbs Wild BerrySuper Nutrition SimplyOne · off the marketanother unit
- Chewable 50+ Women Multivitamin + Supporting Herbs Wild BerrySuper Nutrition SimplyOneanother unit
- Chewable Adult MultiCountry Life · off the market10,000 IU
- Chewable Adult Multi Pineapple-Orange FlavorCountry Lifeanother unit
- Chewable Advanced Multi EA Mixed FruitBariatric Advantage Innovationsanother unit
- Chewable Advanced Multi EA StarwberryBariatric Advantage Innovationsanother unit
- Chewable Advanced Multi EA StrawberryBariatric Advantage Innovationsanother unit
- Chewable Advanced Multi EA without Iron Mixed FruitBariatric Advantage Innovationsanother unit
- Chewable C 500 mg Sugar Free CherryGNC · off the market1,000 IU
- Chewable C 500 mg Sugar Free Cherry FlavorGNC · off the market1,000 IU
- Chewable C- 500Nutri-Westanother unit
- Chewable Children's Multivitamins with Vitamin CEqualine2,500 IU
- Chewable Essential Multi without Iron BerryBariatric Advantageanother unit
- Chewable Essential Multi without Iron OrangeBariatric Advantageanother unit
- Chewable Heart-Shaped Love BitesNature's Plus · off the market5,000 IU
- Chewable High ADEK with Iron Tropical FruitBariatric Advantageanother unit