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CarotoMax

by Shaklee · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 321909
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 90 servings

CarotoMax by Shaklee lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,500 mcg of vitamin A, 5 mg of lycopene, 5 mg of lutein and 200 mcg of zeaxanthin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in CarotoMax?

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).

CarotoMax: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 321909, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene100% as beta-carotene1,500 mcg167%
Lycopene5 mgLycopene in CarotoMax against 1,691 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.5 mg

Higher than 73% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Lutein5 mgLutein in CarotoMax against 2,493 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.5 mg

Higher than 58% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg).

Zeaxanthin200 mcgZeaxanthin in CarotoMax against 1,215 products0.2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.2 mg

82% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Alpha-Carotene1.5 mgAlpha-carotene in CarotoMax against 73 products1,500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mcg to 1,240 mcg, the median 555 mcg.1,500 mcg

Higher than 82% of 73 products listing alpha-carotene (median 555 mcg).

Astaxanthin400 mcgAstaxanthin in CarotoMax against 955 products0.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.4 mg

61% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 321909 (entered February 23, 2025), 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?

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 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?

2 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
Directions: Take 1 softgel daily.
Warnings
Seal under cap for your protection.
Manufactured in a facility that may also process tree nuts, milk, egg, soy, wheat, sesame, shellfish, and fish.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Gluten free No artificial flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives

Source: label statements in DSLD label 321909.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil, Palm Oil, Beeswax, Soy Lecithin, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Shaklee Since 1956 Safe Proven 100% Guaranteed.

How many labels does CarotoMax have?

4 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 321909 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 90 softgels
  2. Label 318621 Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 30 softgels
  3. Label 5034 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 30 capsules
  4. Label 5023 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 90 capsules

DSLD also links this label to: +Eye CarotoMax (image difference, same product), +Eye CarotoMax (package size difference, same product), +Eye CarotoMax (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 Shaklee Corporation (distributor), Pleasanton, CA. All Shaklee products.

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