PlainVitamins

Luminous

by Vitanica · capsule · 15 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 08118 01161 0
  • DSLD label 33874
  • Serving 2 to 6 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules

Luminous by Vitanica lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 125 mg of vitamin C, 50 IU (1.25 mcg) of vitamin D2, 50 IU of vitamin E and 200 mcg of biotin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.

What is in Luminous?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Luminous: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33874, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) Note: buffered125 mg208%Vitamin C in Luminous against 18,583 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg125 mg

Higher than 56% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin D2as Ergocalciferol50 IU (1.25 mcg)13%Vitamin D in Luminous against 14,175 products1.25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg1.25 mcg

97% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)50 IU167%Vitamin E in Luminous against 6,459 products50 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.50 IU

Higher than 61% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Biotin200 mcg67%Biotin in Luminous against 9,447 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg200 mcg

48% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium Citrate, Calcium Malate150 mg15%Calcium in Luminous against 17,831 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg150 mg

Higher than 58% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas DiMagnesium Malate, Magnesium CitrateMagnesium (Form: as {magnesium} citrate, dimagnesium malate)75 mg19%Magnesium in Luminous against 14,003 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg75 mg

52% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Seleniumas L-SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: as L-Selenomethionine)12 mcg17%Selenium in Luminous against 7,658 products12 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg12 mcg

93% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: as {Zinc} Picolinate)5 mg33%Zinc in Luminous against 13,186 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5 mg

72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Silica500 mcgSilicon in Luminous against 1,220 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10.5 mg, the median 4 mg.0.5 mg

94% of 1,220 products listing silicon give more (median 4 mg).

Horsetail125 mgHorsetail in Luminous against 519 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 200 mg, the median 67 mg.125 mg

Higher than 67% of 519 products listing horsetail (median 67 mg).

Nettle leaf extract 5:150 mgStinging Nettle in Luminous against 710 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.50 mg

69% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg).

Gotu kola herb extract 4:1100 mgGotu Kola in Luminous against 393 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 225 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 393 products listing gotu kola give more (median 100 mg).

Rosemary90 mgRosemary in Luminous against 332 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.90 mg

Higher than 63% of 332 products listing rosemary (median 50 mg).

Oatstraw90 mgOats in Luminous against 304 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 187.5 mg.90 mg

66% of 304 products listing oats give more (median 187.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33874 (entered June 25, 2014), 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:

  • 97% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 1.25 mcg (50 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).
  • 93% of the 7,658 products that print an amount of selenium list more than its 12 mcg of selenium (median 55 mcg).
  • 94% of the 1,220 products that print an amount of silicon list more than its 0.5 mg of silica (filed by NIH under silicon) (median 4 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 Luminous'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: Two (2) to six (6) capsules per day.
Warnings
Avoid if pregnant or nursing.
Tamper resistant: please do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Keep in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.
May contain gluten.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no: preservatives, binders, artificial colorings or flavorings, sugars, starch, lactose, salt, corn, wheat or milk derivatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33874.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Vitamin E.

How many labels does Luminous have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 23, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 33874 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 15 capsules · UPC 7 08118 01161 0
  2. Label 33465 Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 08118 02160 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names VITANICA(R) (manufacturer), Tualatin, OR . All Vitanica products.

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