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BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin

by Nutrex Hawaii · softgel capsule · 120 gel caps

  • Off the market since March 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 32894 03513 3
  • DSLD label 15987
  • Serving 1 to 3 capsules; amounts per 3 capsules
  • 40 servings

BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin by Nutrex Hawaii lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 195 IU of vitamin A, 30 IU of vitamin E, 12 mg of natural astaxanthin and 250 mcg of lutein, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2012.

What is in BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 15987, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin against 11,965 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene)195 IU4%Vitamin A in BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin against 5,772 products195 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.195 IU

95% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol30 IU100%Vitamin E in BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin against 6,459 products30 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.30 IU

44% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

natural Astaxanthin12 mgAstaxanthin in BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin against 955 products12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.12 mg

Higher than 88% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Lutein250 mcgLutein in BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin against 2,493 products0.25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.0.25 mg

85% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 15987 (entered November 21, 2012), 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:

  • 95% of the 5,772 products that print an amount of vitamin A list more than its 195 IU of vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).
  • 85% of the 2,493 products that print an amount of lutein list more than its 0.25 mg of lutein (median 3 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin'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: One to three capsules daily with food. BioAstin is safe and natural; results are usually seen within 2 to 6 weeks of daily use.
Warnings
Do not use if outer seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of yeast, corn, wheat, gluten, and lactose. Non-GMO, BSE-free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 15987.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Natural Astaxanthin, Other ingredients:.

How many labels does BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 15987 (current) Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market March 7, 2016 · 120 gel caps · UPC 7 32894 03513 3
  2. Label 15986 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market March 21, 2016 · 60 gel caps · UPC 7 32894 03508 9

DSLD also links this label to: BioAstin 4 mg Hawaiian Astaxanthin (image 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 Nutrex Hawaii Inc. (distributor), Kailua-Kona, HI. All Nutrex Hawaii products.

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