PlainVitamins

AREDS2 Select Formula

by VisiVite · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 99205 00022 5
  • DSLD label 292314
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

AREDS2 Select Formula by VisiVite lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 268 mg of vitamin E, 40 mg of calcium and 40 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in AREDS2 Select 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 Select Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 292314, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in AREDS2 Select 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 Succinate268 mg1,787%
Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate40 mg3%Calcium in AREDS2 Select Formula against 17,831 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg40 mg

79% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Zincas Zinc Oxide40 mg364%Zinc in AREDS2 Select 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 Copper Oxide1 mg111%Copper in AREDS2 Select 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).

FloraGLOas Lutein10 mgLutein in AREDS2 Select 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).

OmniXanas Zeaxanthin2 mgZeaxanthin in AREDS2 Select Formula against 1,215 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.2 mg

Higher than 62% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 292314 (entered June 22, 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.

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 Select 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
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 292314.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Silica, Stearate, Non-Hydrogenated, Calcium Silicate.

How many labels does AREDS2 Select Formula have?

3 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 292314 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00022 5
  2. Label 230781 Entered July 23, 2020 · off the market August 17, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00022 5
  3. Label 46046 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market May 12, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 99205 00022 5

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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