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AREDS Lutein+ Formula

by VisiVite · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since August 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 99205 00035 5
  • DSLD label 242480
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

AREDS Lutein+ Formula by VisiVite lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 268 mg of vitamin E, 40 mg of zinc and 1 mg of copper. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2021.

What is in AREDS Lutein+ 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 Lutein+ Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 242480, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in AREDS Lutein+ 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)268 mg1,787%
Zincas Zinc Oxide40 mg364%Zinc in AREDS Lutein+ Formula against 13,186 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg40 mg

Higher than 96% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Copperas Cupric OxideCopper (Form: as Cupric Oxide)1 mg111%Copper in AREDS Lutein+ Formula against 6,468 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg1 mg

40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Luteinas Marigold petal extractLutein (Form: from Marigold petal extract PlantPart: petal )10 mgLutein in AREDS Lutein+ Formula against 2,493 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.10 mg

Higher than 71% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 242480 (entered January 22, 2021), 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?

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
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 242480.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin Capsule, Stearate.

How many labels does AREDS Lutein+ Formula have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 242480 (current) Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market August 17, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00035 5
  2. Label 62195 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market November 2, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00035 5

DSLD also links this label to: AREDS Lutein + Formula (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 Vitamin Science, Inc. (distributor), Huntington, NY. All VisiVite products.

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