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Macu-Support

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 98008 8
  • DSLD label 286495
  • Serving 3 vegetarian capsules
  • 30 servings

Macu-Support by Douglas Laboratories lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 vegetarian capsules, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 268 mg of vitamin E, 25 mg of OptiZinc and 10 mg of FloraGLO. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in Macu-Support?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 vegetarian 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).

Macu-Support: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 286495, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in Macu-Support against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas Vitamin E Succinate268 mg1,787%
OptiZincas Zinc25 mg227%Zinc in Macu-Support against 13,186 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg25 mg

Higher than 85% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

FloraGLOas Lutein10 mgLutein in Macu-Support against 2,493 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.10 mg

Higher than 71% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg).

Zeaxanthin2 mgZeaxanthin in Macu-Support 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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 286495 (entered June 22, 2023), 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
Suggested usage: Adults take 3 capsules daily with a meal or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or taking any medication, consult your health professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 286495.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica, Vegetable Stearate.

How many labels does Macu-Support have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 286495 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 98008 8
  2. Label 274143 Entered September 22, 2022 · off the market January 31, 2024 · 90 vegetarian capsules
  3. Label 232606 Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 04051 5
  4. Label 56130 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 04051 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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