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Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium

by Bluebonnet · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 43715 00318 7
  • DSLD label 314779
  • Serving 2 vegetable capsules
  • 30 servings

Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium by Bluebonnet lists 7 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetable capsules, such as 7,500 mcg of vitamin A, 1,000 mg of vitamin C, 268 mg of vitamin E and 200 mcg of selenium; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetable 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).

Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314779, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene7,500 mcg833%
Vitamin Cas L-Ascorbic Acid1,000 mg1,667%Vitamin C in Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium against 18,583 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg1,000 mg

Higher than 91% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate268 mg1,787%
Seleniumas Selenomethionine200 mcg286%Selenium in Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium against 7,658 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 82% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Carotenoid Blend/Mix35 mgCarotenoids in Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium against 261 products35 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 4 mg.35 mg

Higher than 92% of 261 products listing carotenoids (median 4 mg).

Gamma-Carotenein the blend, no amount given
Beta-Zeacarotenein the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314779 (entered June 20, 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?

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 1,000 mg of vitamin C is higher than 91% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 445 list more.
  • Its 35 mg of carotenoid blend/mix (filed by NIH under carotenoids) is higher than 92% of the 261 carotenoids products that print an amount; 20 list more.

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 Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium'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: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules once daily, preferably with a meal or as directed by healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Contains: Soybeans
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and sesame. Also free of gluten, barley, rice, sodium and sugar.
Gluten free
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314779.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Purified, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve (Kosher).

How many labels does Beta Carotene, C, E & Selenium have?

3 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314779 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00318 7
  2. Label 279605 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00322 4
  3. Label 279603 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00318 7

DSLD also links this label to: Beta Carotene, C, E Plus Selenium (image difference, same product), Beta Carotene, C, E Plus Selenium (package size difference, same product), Beta Carotene, C, E Plus Selenium (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 Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation (manufacturer), Sugar Land, Texas. All Bluebonnet products.

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