A & D 3,000 mcg RAE (10,000 IU) & 10 mcg (400 IU)
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 100 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 01211 2
- DSLD label 337653
- Serving 1 softgel
- 100 servings
A & D 3,000 mcg RAE (10,000 IU) & 10 mcg (400 IU) by Carlson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 3,000 mcg RAE of vitamin A and 10 mcg (400 IU) of vitamin D. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.
What is in A & D 3,000 mcg RAE (10,000 IU) & 10 mcg (400 IU)?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 Palmitate | 3,000 mcg RAE | 333% | |
| Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Fish Liver Oil | 10 mcg (400 IU) | 50% | 57% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337653 (entered August 22, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 one serving 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.
- Vitamin A & D3Nature's Bounty same ingredients
- Vitamin A 10,000 IU Vitamin D3 400 IUSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Vitamin A & DVitaCeutical Labs · off the market same ingredients
- Natural Vitamin A & DWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin A & D Fish Liver OilBronson · off the market same ingredients
- Natural Vitamins A & DDouglas 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 daily at mealtime.
- Warnings
- Do not take if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
- Warning: Reproductive harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
- Contains fish (cod).
- Warning: Taking vitamin A from retinol in quantities of 10,000 IU or more is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 337653.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Safflower Oil.
How many labels does A & D 3,000 mcg RAE (10,000 IU) & 10 mcg (400 IU) have?
One label is on file, entered on August 22, 2025.
- Label 337653 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01211 2
DSLD also links this label to: A & D 10,000 IU & 400 IU (image difference, same product), A & D 10,000 IU & 400 IU (package size difference, same product), A & D 10,000 IU & 400 IU (image difference, same product), A & D 10,000 IU & 400 IU (package size difference, same product), A & D 10,000 IU & 400 IU (package size difference, same product), A & D 10,000 IU (3,000 mcg RAE) & 400 IU (10 mcg) (image difference, same product), A & D 10,000 IU & 400 IU (3,000 mcg RAE) & (10 mcg) (package size difference, same product), A & D 10,000 IU (3,000 mcg RAE) & 400 IU (10 mcg) (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), Lincolnshire, IL. All Carlson products.