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Blackcurrant + Lutein

by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 60 veggie caps

  • Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 12029 2
  • DSLD label 243381
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Blackcurrant + Lutein by Jarrow Formulas lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of blackcurrant freeze-dried extract, 10 mg of lutein and 400 mcg of zeaxanthin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in Blackcurrant + Lutein?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Blackcurrant + Lutein: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 243381, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Blackcurrant freeze-dried extractas PolyphenolsBlackcurrant freeze-dried extract (Form: 20% Polyphenols Note: 40 mg) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Ribes Species: nigrum Classifier: L.200 mgBlack Currant in Blackcurrant + Lutein against 97 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 250 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 66% of 97 products listing black currant (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Luteinas Lutein Esters, Marigold Petal ExtractLutein (Form: from Lutein Esters, Marigold petal extract PlantPart: petal Genus: Tagetes Species: erecta)10 mgLutein in Blackcurrant + Lutein against 2,493 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.10 mg

Higher than 71% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Zeaxanthinas Marigold Petal Extract, Zeaxanthin EstersZeaxanthin (Form: from Zeaxanthin Esters, Marigold petal extract PlantPart: petal Genus: Tagetes Species: erecta)400 mcgZeaxanthin in Blackcurrant + Lutein against 1,215 products0.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.4 mg

70% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.8 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 243381 (entered March 25, 2021), 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 1 to 2 servings 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?

1 product lists 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
Usage: Take 1 capsule 1 or 2 times per day with food or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Note: If you have a medical condition or are taking medications, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 243381.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sucrose, Cellulose, Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegan Veggie cap.

How many labels does Blackcurrant + Lutein have?

6 labels are on file under this name since January 24, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 243381 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 12029 2
  2. Label 212238 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 12029 2
  3. Label 201262 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 23, 2019 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 12029 2
  4. Label 50855 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 90011 12029 2
  5. Label 32172 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market June 1, 2014 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 90011 12029 2
  6. Label 29886 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market January 29, 2014 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 90011 12029 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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