+Eye CarotoMax
by Shaklee · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- DSLD label 260972
- Serving 1 softgel
- 30 servings
+Eye 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, 2022.
What is in +Eye 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene100% as beta-carotene | 1,500 mcg | 167% | |
| Lycopene | 5 mg | Higher than 73% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg). | |
| Lutein | 5 mg | Higher than 58% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg). | |
| Zeaxanthin | 200 mcg | 82% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). | |
| Alpha-Carotene | 1.5 mg | Higher than 82% of 73 products listing alpha-carotene (median 555 mcg). | |
| Astaxanthin | 400 mcg | 61% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 260972 (entered February 23, 2022), 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.
- CarotoMaxShaklee same ingredients
- CarottolSuperSmart · off the market same ingredients
- CarotenAll Mixed Carotenoids ComplexJarrow Formulas · off the market 6 shared, 92% alike
- CarotenAllJarrow Formulas 6 shared, 92% alike
- Full Spectrum Carotenoid ComplexSwanson Ultra · off the market 5 shared, 68% alike
- Natural Multi CaroteneNutrilite · off the market 4 shared, 67% alike
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, shellfish, and fish.
- Bottle has printed seal under cap for your protection.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- No artificial flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives added.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 260972.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Beeswax, Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Annatto Color.
How many labels does +Eye CarotoMax have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 260972 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 30 softgels
- Label 260971 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 90 softgels
DSLD also links this label to: Carotomax (package size difference, same product), Carotomax (image difference, same product), Carotomax (package size difference, same product), CarotoMax (image difference, same product), CarotoMax (package size difference, same product), 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.