A & D 25,000 IU (7,500 mcg RAE) & 1,000 IU (25 mcg)
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 100 soft gels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 01241 9
- DSLD label 208966
- Serving 1 soft gel
- 100 servings
A & D 25,000 IU (7,500 mcg RAE) & 1,000 IU (25 mcg) by Carlson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 soft gel, such as 7,500 mcg RAE of vitamin A and 25 mcg (1,000 IU) of vitamin D. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2019.
What is in A & D 25,000 IU (7,500 mcg RAE) & 1,000 IU (25 mcg)?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 soft gel. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Fish Liver Oil, Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as/from Fish Liver Oil, and Retinyl Palmitate) | 7,500 mcg RAE | 833% | |
| Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Fish Liver OilVitamin D (Form: from Fish Liver Oil, and Cholecalciferol) Note: 1,000 IU | 25 mcg (1,000 IU) | 125% | Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mcg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 208966 (entered November 21, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ultra A & D-3 25,000/1,000 IUNOW · off the market same ingredients
- A & D 25,000 IU & 1,000 IUCarlson · off the market same ingredients
- A & D 25,000 IU (7,500 mcg RAE) 1,000 IU (25 mcg)Carlson · off the market same ingredients
- Ultra A & D-3 25,000 IU/1,000 IUNOW same ingredients
- A & D Vitamin A 25,000 IU Vitamin D 1,000 IUWonder Labs same ingredients
- A & DWonder Laboratories same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Directions: Adults take one soft gel three times weekly at mealtime. Do not exceed recommended dosage.
- Warnings
- Contains fish (cod).
- Warning: The recommended daily serving of this product contains more than 10,000 IU of Vitamin A from retinol. Taking vitamin A from retinol in quantities of 10,000 IU or more is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Do not exceed recommended dosage.
- Do not take if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free Milk/Casein-free No Artificial Preservatives
Source: label statements in DSLD label 208966.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soft Gel Shell, Mixed Tocopherols, Safflower Oil.
How many labels does A & D 25,000 IU (7,500 mcg RAE) & 1,000 IU (25 mcg) have?
3 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 241732 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 100 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01241 9
- Label 208969 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 250 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01242 6
- Label 208966 (current) Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 100 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01241 9
DSLD also links this label to: A & D 25,000 IU & 1,000 IU (image difference, same product), A & D 25,000 IU & 1,000 IU (image difference, same product), A & D 25,000 IU & 1,000 IU (image difference, same product), A 25,000 IU (7,500 mcg RAE) & D 1,000 IU (25 mcg) (image difference, same product), A 7,500 mcg RAE (25,000 IU) & D 25 mcg (1,000 IU) (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.