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Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex

by Swanson Ultra · softgel capsule · 30 softgels

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02909 2
  • DSLD label 185140
  • Serving 1 softgel

Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex by Swanson Ultra lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 20 mg of lyc-O-mato lycopene, 6 mg of lutein, 6 mg of alpha carotene and 4 mg of astaxanthin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.

What is in Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex?

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).

Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 185140, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene (Form: from Palm))7,500 mcg RAE833%
Lyc-O-Mato Lycopeneas Tomato fruit extract20 mgLycopene in Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex against 1,691 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.20 mg

Higher than 94% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Luteinas Marigold flower extractLutein (Form: from Marigold flower extract PlantPart: flower)6 mgLutein in Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex against 2,493 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.6 mg

Higher than 63% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg).

Alpha Caroteneas Palm CaroteneAlpha Carotene (Form: from Palm Carotene)6 mgAlpha-carotene in Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex against 73 products6,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mcg to 1,240 mcg, the median 555 mcg.6,000 mcg

Higher than 95% of 73 products listing alpha-carotene (median 555 mcg).

Astaxanthin4 mgAstaxanthin in Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex against 955 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.4 mg

Higher than 67% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Zeaxanthinas Marigold flower extract, ZeaxanthinZeaxanthin (Form: from Zeaxanthin, and Marigold flower extract PlantPart: flower)2 mgZeaxanthin in Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex against 1,215 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.2 mg

Higher than 62% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Gamma Caroteneas Palm CaroteneGamma Carotene (Form: from Palm Carotene)53 mcg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 185140 (entered January 7, 2019), 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 20 mg of lyc-O-mato lycopene (filed by NIH under lycopene) is higher than 94% of the 1,691 lycopene products that print an amount; 68 list more.
  • Its 6,000 mcg of alpha carotene (filed by NIH under alpha-carotene) is higher than 95% of the 73 alpha-carotene products that print an amount; 2 list more.

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 Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex'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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel per day with water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 185140.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Palm Oil, Gelatin, yellow Beeswax, Glycerin, Safflower Oil, deionized Water, Sunflower Lecithin, Carob, Corn Oil, DL-Alpha-Tocopherol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on January 7, 2019.

  1. Label 185140 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 1, 2023 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 87614 02909 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Ultra products.

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