E-Gems Elite
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 240 softgels
- Off the market since November 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 00772 9
- DSLD label 19333
- Serving 1 softgel
E-Gems Elite by Carlson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 400 IU of vitamin E, 100 mg of D-gamma-tocopherol, 40 mg of D-beta & D-delta tocopherol and 20 mg of total tocotrienols. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2013.
What is in E-Gems Elite?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol | 400 IU | 1,333% | Higher than 91% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 800 IU. |
| D-Gamma-Tocopherol | 100 mg | ||
| D-Beta & D-Delta Tocopherol | 40 mg | ||
| Total Tocotrienols | 20 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 19333 (entered March 25, 2013), 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:
- Its 400 IU of vitamin E (4 rows of the label added together) is higher than 91% of the 6,459 vitamin E products that print an amount; 120 list more.
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Isomer EGNC · off the market same ingredients
- Natural E 400GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin E 400GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Ester-E 400 IUVitamin World same ingredients
- Natural E-Complex 400 IUCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Healthy Heart EssentialsSeniorLife Health same ingredients
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 one soft gel once or twice daily at mealtime.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Preservative-free. Gluten-free.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 19333.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Palm Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Soft Gel Shell.
How many labels does E-Gems Elite have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 19333 (current) Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 00772 9
- Label 19331 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 00771 2
DSLD also links this label to: E-Gems Elite 400 IU (package size difference, same product), E-Gems Elite 400 IU (image difference, same product), E-Gems Elite 400 IU (package size difference, same product), E-Gems Elite 400 IU (268 mg) (package size difference, same product), E-Gems Elite 400 IU (268 mg) (package size difference, same product), E-Gems Elite 400 IU (268 mg) (image difference, same product), E-Gems Elite 400 IU (268 mg) (package size difference, same product), E-Gems Elite 400 IU (268 mg) (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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Hts., IL. All Carlson products.