Best Lutein 20 mg
by Doctor's Best · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 53950 00368 2
- DSLD label 63231
- Serving 1 softgel
- 30 servings
Best Lutein 20 mg by Doctor's Best lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 20 mg of lutein and 4 mg of zeaxanthin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2016.
What is in Best Lutein 20 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luteinas Lutemax 2020 Marigold flower extractLutein (Form: from Lutemax 2020 Marigold flower extract PlantPart: flower) | 20 mg | Higher than 86% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg). | |
| Zeaxanthinas Lutemax 2020 Marigold flower extractZeaxanthin (Form: from Lutemax 2020 Marigold flower extract PlantPart: flower) | 4 mg | Higher than 81% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg). | |
| Meso-Zeaxanthin | >= 1 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 63231 (entered July 25, 2016), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Lutein Sorb with Meso-ZeaxanthinJarrow Formulas · off the market same ingredients
- Lutein 20 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Lutein With ZeaxanthinHealth Thru Nutrition Naturally · off the market same ingredients
- For Vision With Lutein 20 mgVita+Apps By V same ingredients
- Lutein 20 mgCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Lutein with Lutemax 20 mgDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
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 Adult Use: Take 1 softgel daily, with or without food, or more, as recommended by a nutritionally-informed physician.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO and Gluten Free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 63231.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
How many labels does Best Lutein 20 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 63231 (current) Entered July 25, 2016 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 7 53950 00368 2
- Label 43970 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market October 20, 2017 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 53950 00369 9
- Label 24594 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market May 2, 2016 · 120 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00143 5
DSLD also links this label to: Lutein With Lutemax 20 mg (package size difference, same product), Lutein With Lutemax 20 mg (package size difference, same product), Lutein with Lutemax 20 mg (package size difference, same product), Lutein with Lutemax 2020 20 mg (package size difference, same product), Lutein with Lutemax 2020 20 mg (package size difference, same product), Lutein with Lutemax 2020 20 mg (package size difference, same product), Lutein 20 mg with Lutemax 2020 (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 Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), San Clemente, CA. All Doctor's Best products.