AREDS 2 Formula Chewable Tablets Natural Orange Flavor
by VisiVite · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 99205 00045 4
- DSLD label 230786
- Serving 2 tablets
- 30 servings
AREDS 2 Formula Chewable Tablets Natural Orange Flavor by VisiVite lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 268 mg of vitamin E, 40 mg of zinc and 1 mg of copper, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.
What is in AREDS 2 Formula Chewable Tablets Natural Orange Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | 2 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Sodium Ascorbate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate) | 268 mg | 1,787% | |
| Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Oxide) | 40 mg | 364% | Higher than 96% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
| Copperas Copper OxideCopper (Form: as Copper Oxide) | 1 mg | 111% | 40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). |
| Sodium | 35 mg | 2% | 60% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| Lutein | 10 mg | Higher than 71% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg). | |
| Zeaxanthin | 2 mg | Higher than 62% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 230786 (entered July 23, 2020), 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?
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:
- Its 40 mg of zinc is higher than 96% of the 13,186 zinc products that print an amount; 434 list more.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- OJO Sugar Free Quickly Dissolving Eye Care Crystals Citrus Lutein BurstOJO · off the market same ingredients
- OJO Quickly Dissolving Eye Care Crystals Berry Lutein BlastOJO · off the market 8 shared, 91% alike
- OJO Quickly Dissolving Eye Care Crystals Citrus Lutein BurstOJO · off the market 8 shared, 91% alike
- Healthy Eyes SuperVision 221st Century · off the market 6 shared, 83% alike
- AREDS2 Red FormulaVisiVite 6 shared, 83% alike
- Focus MaculaPro + LuteinCovalent Medical 6 shared, 83% alike
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
- Recommended Intake: Take two chewable tablets daily all at once, or one chewable tablet twice daily with meals. Do not swallow tablets whole.
- 2 per day
- Warnings
- Do not swallow tablets whole.
- Keep out of reach of children
- Tamper resistant package. Do not use if outer seal is broken.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- VisiVite's nutritional scientists have formulated this unique sugar-free AREDS 2 formula for maximum ocular nutrition in convenient, great-tasting chewable tablets.
- Contains no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature
Source: label statements in DSLD label 230786.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Isomalt, Annatto seed extract, Stearic Acid, Modified Cellulose, Magnesium Octadecanoate, natural Orange flavor, Silica, Steviol Glycosides, Citric Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Manufactured & packaged in the USA with USA and imported ingredients.
How many labels does AREDS 2 Formula Chewable Tablets Natural Orange Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on July 23, 2020.
- Label 230786 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 8 99205 00045 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin Science, Inc. (distributor), Huntington, NY. All VisiVite products.