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AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula

by VisiVite · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 99205 00030 0
  • DSLD label 292313
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula by VisiVite lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 270 mg of vitamin E, 20 mg of vitamin B6 and 40 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold 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).

AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 292313, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold 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 Succinate270 mg1,800%
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride20 mg1,176%Vitamin B6 in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Zincas Zinc Oxide40 mg364%Zinc in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold 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).

Seleniumas Sodium Selenate200 mcg364%Selenium in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula against 7,658 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 82% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Copperas Cupric Oxide1 mg111%Copper in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold 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).

Bilberry50 mgBilberry in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula against 896 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

43% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg).

Alpha Lipoic Acid20 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula against 2,407 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.20 mg

78% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Grape Seed Extractas Proanthocyanidins95% Proanthocyanidins20 mgGrape in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula against 1,900 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.20 mg

79% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg).

FloraGLOas Lutein15 mgLutein in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula against 2,493 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.15 mg

Higher than 84% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg).

L-GlutathioneReduced10 mgGlutathione in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula against 717 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

75% of 717 products listing glutathione give more (median 50 mg).

OmniXanas Zeaxanthin4.75 mgZeaxanthin in AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula against 1,215 products4.75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.4.75 mg

Higher than 92% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 292313 (entered July 18, 2023), 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:

  • Its 40 mg of zinc is higher than 96% of the 13,186 zinc products that print an amount; 434 list more.
  • Its 4.75 mg of OmniXan (filed by NIH under zeaxanthin) is higher than 92% of the 1,215 zeaxanthin products that print an amount; 95 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Do not use if outer seal is broken.
Storage
Store at room temperature

Source: label statements in DSLD label 292313.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Calcium Silicate, Medium Chain Triglycerides.

How many labels does AREDS2 Plus+ Gold Formula have?

4 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 292313 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00030 0
  2. Label 242479 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market August 17, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00030 0
  3. Label 62199 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market November 2, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00030 0
  4. Label 46147 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market June 17, 2016 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00030 0

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 LLC (distributor), Selden, NY. All VisiVite products.

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