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Astaxanthin & Black Currant

by Higher Nature · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 031013 102776
  • DSLD label 304531
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 45 servings

Astaxanthin & Black Currant by Higher Nature lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 4 mg of pure astaxanthin, 100 mg of blackcurrant fruit extract and >= 622.5 mg of tomato powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Astaxanthin & Black Currant?

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).

Astaxanthin & Black Currant: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304531, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
pure Astaxanthinas Haematococcus pluvialis4 mgAstaxanthin in Astaxanthin & Black Currant against 955 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.4 mg

Higher than 67% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Blackcurrant fruit extract4:1100 mgBlack Currant in Astaxanthin & Black Currant against 97 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 250 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 58% of 97 products listing black currant (median 50 mg).

Tomato powderas Lycopenenatural source of lycopene, minimum 622.5mg>= 622.5 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304531 (entered April 23, 2024), 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?

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 & Black Currant'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
Directions: Adults and children 14 years and over, take 2 capsules a day with a meal. Best absorbed when taken with a meal.
Warnings
Allergy advice: see ingredients in bold
Do not exceed recommended daily intake. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
Warning: If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking any medication or have a medical condition, please consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. No yeast, added sugar or salt.
Storage
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304531.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Tomato, Powder, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Red Iron Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide, Blackcurrant fruit extract, Haematococcus pluvialis, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Beta-Carotene, Alpha-Carotene, Lutein, Cryptoxanthin, Zeaxanthin, Rosemary Leaf Extract.

How many labels does Astaxanthin & Black Currant have?

11 labels are on file under this name since December 29, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 304531 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102776
  2. Label 245394 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market January 20, 2023 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102776
  3. Label 223332 Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102769
  4. Label 216906 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market May 7, 2020 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102769
  5. Label 42208 Entered February 25, 2015 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102776
  6. Label 42207 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market February 22, 2019 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102769
  7. Label 41986 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market November 11, 2014 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102776
  8. Label 41032 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market December 20, 2011 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102776
  9. Label 41006 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market August 29, 2012 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102769
  10. Label 41005 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market January 29, 2014 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102776
  11. Label 40783 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market November 11, 2014 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 102769

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Higher Nature Ltd (EU) (manufacturer), Dublin, Ireland. All Higher Nature products.

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