Astaxanthin
by Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements · capsule · 30 Licaps(TM) Capsules
- Off the market since October 2016 (NIH)
- UPC 8 13006 01304 8
- DSLD label 14967
- Serving 1 capsule
- 30 servings
Astaxanthin by Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 4 mg of astaxanthin and 325 mg of alpha-linolenic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2012.
What is in Astaxanthin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astaxanthin | 4 mg | Higher than 67% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg). | |
| Alpha-Linolenic Acidas Perilla Seed OilOmega-3 ALA (Form: from Perilla Seed Oil PlantPart: Seed) | 325 mg | 59% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14967 (entered December 21, 2012), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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 Astaxanthin's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- AstaxanthinDr. Mercola · off the market 2 shared, 82% alike
- AstaxanthinProCaps Laboratories 2 shared, 81% alike
- Astaxanthin 4000 mcgProCaps Laboratories 2 shared, 81% alike
- Astaxanthin 10 mgVitamin World 1 shared, 49% alike
- Astaxanthin 5 mgNature's Bounty 1 shared, 49% alike
- Astaxanthin 4 mgGNC Preventive Nutrition 1 shared, 49% 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
- SUGGESTED USE: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) Licaps(TM) capsule daily.
- Warnings
- WARNING: If you are pregnant or nursing, consult your physician before consuming this product.
- Discontinue use if adverse effects occur.
- Do not use if safety seal is broken.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH LID TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 14967.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Beeswax, Rosemary extract.
How many labels does Astaxanthin have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 14967 (current) Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market October 24, 2016 · 30 Licaps(TM) Capsules · UPC 8 13006 01304 8
- Label 14966 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 26, 2014 · 90 Licaps(TM) Capsules · UPC 8 13006 01464 9
DSLD also links this label to: Astaxanthin (package size difference, same product), Astaxanthin (package size difference, same product), Astaxanthin (image difference, same product), Super Ubiquinol CoQ10 Enhanced Mitochondrial Support (package size 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 Mercola Health Resources, LLC. (distributor), Hoffman Estates, IL. All Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements products.