PlainVitamins

Active A 25,000 IU

by Source Naturals · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 00825 5
  • DSLD label 272971
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 120 servings

Active A 25,000 IU by Source Naturals lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 7,500 mcg of vitamin A and 21 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.

What is in Active A 25,000 IU?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Active A 25,000 IU: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 272971, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin A7,500 mcg833%
Beta-Carotene4,500 mcg
Vitamin A Palmitate3,000 mcg
Calciumas Dibasic Calcium Phosphate21 mg2%Calcium in Active A 25,000 IU against 17,831 products21 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg21 mg

90% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 272971 (entered August 23, 2022), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 90% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 21 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).

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?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Suggested use: 1 tablet daily.
Warnings
Contains soy.
Warning: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, take only 1/2 tablet per day and do not exceed a total intake of 5,000 IU of pre-formed vitamin A (palmitate) daily and consult your health care professional before using this product.
Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no yeast, dairy, egg, gluten or wheat. Contains no preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 272971.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, modified Cellulose Gum, Silica.

How many labels does Active A 25,000 IU have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2022.

  1. Label 272971 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00825 5

DSLD also links this label to: Active A with Beta Carotene 25,000 IU (package size difference, same product), Active A with Beta Carotene 25,000 IU (image difference, same product), Active A with Beta Carotene 25,000 IU (package size 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 Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.

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