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AREDS Alpha Formula

by VisiVite · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 99205 00036 2
  • DSLD label 62185
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

AREDS Alpha Formula by VisiVite lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 20,000 IU of vitamin A, 500 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E and 80 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2016.

What is in AREDS Alpha Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

AREDS Alpha Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 62185, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Alpha Carotene, Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta-Carotene, and Alpha Carotene)20,000 IU400%Vitamin A in AREDS Alpha Formula against 5,772 products20,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.20,000 IU

Higher than 95% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg833%Vitamin C in AREDS Alpha Formula against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

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)400 IU1,333%Vitamin E in AREDS Alpha Formula against 6,459 products400 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.400 IU

Higher than 91% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Oxide)80 mg533%Zinc in AREDS Alpha Formula against 13,186 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg80 mg

Higher than over 99% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). 2 times the adult UL a day.

Copperas Cupric OxideCopper (Form: as Cupric Oxide)2 mg100%Copper in AREDS Alpha Formula against 6,468 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg2 mg

Higher than 66% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 62185 (entered June 24, 2016), 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 20,000 IU of vitamin A is higher than 95% of the 5,772 vitamin A products that print an amount; 227 list more.
  • Its 400 IU of vitamin E is higher than 91% of the 6,459 vitamin E products that print an amount; 120 list more.
  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 80 mg of zinc, 2 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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.

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 capsules daily all at once, or one capsule twice daily with meals.
Warnings
People with a habitual smoking history should consult their doctor before taking eye supplements with beta-carotene.
Contains: Soy
Keep out of reach of children
Tamper resistant package. Do not use if outer seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no milk, egg, peanuts, crustacean shellfish (lobster, crab, or shrimp), tree nuts, wheat, yeast, gluten or rice. Contains no artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors or preservatives.
Storage
Store at room temperature

Source: label statements in DSLD label 62185.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Palmitate, Silica.

How many labels does AREDS Alpha Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2016.

  1. Label 62185 (current) Entered June 24, 2016 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00036 2

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.

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