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Carotene Formula

by Beyond Health · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • Off the market since July 2025 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 306879
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 90 servings

Carotene Formula by Beyond Health lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 224.07 mg of unsaturated fat and 25,000 IU of betatene, beside 8 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Carotene Formula?

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).

Carotene Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 306879, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Calories3.13 Calories
Total Fat2.40 Calories266.87 mg1%Fat (unspecified) in Carotene Formula against 11,965 products0.267 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.267 g

98% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0.38 Calories42.13 mg1%Saturated fat in Carotene Formula against 5,234 products0.0421 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.0421 g

over 99% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Trans Fat0.01 Calories0.68 mgTrans fat in Carotene Formula against 61 products0.68 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 500 mg, the median 100 mg.0.68 mg

93% of 61 products listing trans fat give more (median 100 mg).

Unsaturated Fat2.02 Calories224.07 mgUnsaturated Fat in Carotene Formula against 70 products0.224 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.07 g, the median 1 g.0.224 g

90% of 70 products listing unsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat0.89 Calories99.24 mgMonounsaturated Fat in Carotene Formula against 989 products0.0992 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.0992 g

96% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Polyunsaturated Fat1.12 Calories124.83 mgPolyunsaturated Fat in Carotene Formula against 1,759 products0.125 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.0.125 g

98% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Cholesterol0.00 Calories0 mg0%
Total Carbohydrate0.25 Calories61.48 mg1%Carbohydrate in Carotene Formula against 21,979 products0.0615 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.0.0615 g

over 99% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Protein0.49 Calories121.48 mg1%Protein in Carotene Formula against 8,985 products0.121 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.0.121 g

99% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Betateneas Vitamin A25,000 IU500%Vitamin A in Carotene Formula 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).

Alpha-Caroteneas Dunalielia salina750 mcgAlpha-carotene in Carotene Formula against 73 products750 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mcg to 1,240 mcg, the median 555 mcg.750 mcg

Higher than 53% of 73 products listing alpha-carotene (median 555 mcg).

Cryptoxanthinas Dunalielia salina215 mcgCryptoxanthin in Carotene Formula against 73 products215 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 98 mcg, the median 10 mcg.215 mcg

Higher than 92% of 73 products listing cryptoxanthin (median 10 mcg).

Zeaxanthinas Dunaliella salina107 mcgZeaxanthin in Carotene Formula against 1,215 products0.107 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.107 mg

91% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Luteinas Dunaliella salina107 mcgLutein in Carotene Formula against 2,493 products0.107 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.0.107 mg

95% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 306879 (entered March 22, 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:

  • 90% of the 70 products that print an amount of unsaturated fat list more than its 0.224 g of unsaturated fat (median 1 g).
  • Its 25,000 IU of betatene (filed by NIH under vitamin A) is higher than 96% of the 5,772 vitamin A products that print an amount; 32 list more.
  • Its 215 mcg of cryptoxanthin is higher than 92% of the 73 cryptoxanthin products that print an amount; 5 list more.
  • 91% of the 1,215 products that print an amount of zeaxanthin list more than its 0.107 mg of zeaxanthin (median 1 mg).
  • 95% of the 2,493 products that print an amount of lutein list more than its 0.107 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 Carotene Formula'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 1 softgel capsule daily with food, or as directed by a health care professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if the tamper-resistant shrink band around the cap or the inner seal below the cap appears to have been tampered with or is missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Wheat, rye, oats, corn, barley, gluten, eggs, shellfish, sugar, yeast, sulfates, chlorides, phosphates, wax (other than beeswax), preservatives, colorings, or artificial flavorings. No GMOs Typical values based on manufactures specification.
Storage
Must be stored with cap on tightly.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 306879.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Purified, yellow Beeswax, Soy Lecithin, Vitamin E.

How many labels does Carotene Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2024.

  1. Label 306879 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · off the market July 22, 2025 · 90 softgels

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

Who makes it?

The label names Beyond Health International (distributor), Fort Lauderdale, FL. All Beyond Health products.

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