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Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids

by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition · softgel capsule · 50 softgels

  • Off the market since November 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 18528 1
  • DSLD label 20683
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 50 servings

Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition lists 7 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 25,000 IU of vitamin A, 1 IU of vitamin E, 555 mcg of alpha-carotene and 159 mcg of cryptoxanthin; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2013.

What is in Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids?

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).

Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 20683, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas natural Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as natural Beta-Carotene (Form: from D. salina Genus: D. Species: salina))25,000 IU500%Vitamin A in Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids against 5,772 products25,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.25,000 IU

Higher than 96% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol1 IU4%Vitamin E in Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids against 6,459 products1 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.1 IU

99% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

Typical analysis of other carotenoids:no amount given
Alpha-Carotene555 mcgAlpha-carotene in Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids against 73 products555 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mcg to 1,240 mcg, the median 555 mcg.555 mcg

48% of 73 products listing alpha-carotene give more (median 555 mcg).

Cryptoxanthin159 mcgCryptoxanthin in Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids against 73 products159 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 98 mcg, the median 10 mcg.159 mcg

Higher than 85% of 73 products listing cryptoxanthin (median 10 mcg).

Lutein79 mcgLutein in Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids against 2,493 products0.079 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.0.079 mg

96% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg).

Zeaxanthin79 mcgZeaxanthin in Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids against 1,215 products0.079 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.079 mg

94% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 20683 (entered April 25, 2013), 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?

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 25,000 IU of vitamin A is higher than 96% of the 5,772 vitamin A products that print an amount; 32 list more.
  • 99% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 1 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).
  • 96% of the 2,493 products that print an amount of lutein list more than its 0.079 mg of lutein (median 3 mg).
  • 94% of the 1,215 products that print an amount of zeaxanthin list more than its 0.079 mg of zeaxanthin (median 1 mg).

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?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Take one softgel daily with food.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, crustacean shellfish or fish.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 20683.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Capsule, Glycerin, Soybean Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE(TM).

How many labels does Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Plus Other Carotenoids have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2013.

  1. Label 20683 (current) Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market November 20, 2019 · 50 softgels · UPC 7 19985 18528 1

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

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