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Astaxanthin & Zeaxanthin

by Swanson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02925 2
  • DSLD label 265003
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Astaxanthin & Zeaxanthin by Swanson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 4 mg of astaxanthin and 4 mg of OmniXan zeaxanthin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Astaxanthin & Zeaxanthin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 & Zeaxanthin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265003, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Astaxanthin4 mgAstaxanthin in Astaxanthin & Zeaxanthin 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).

OmniXan Zeaxanthin4 mgZeaxanthin in Astaxanthin & Zeaxanthin against 1,215 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.4 mg

Higher than 81% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265003 (entered June 16, 2022), 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 & Zeaxanthin'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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Consult your healthcare provider before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 265003.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Sunflower Lecithin, Beeswax, Safflower Oil, Water, Purified, mixed Tocopherols.

How many labels does Astaxanthin & Zeaxanthin have?

3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265003 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 87614 02925 2
  2. Label 191029 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market March 26, 2021 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 87614 02925 2
  3. Label 181962 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 87614 02925 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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