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Macular Support Formula

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 01582 8
  • DSLD label 294011
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Macular Support Formula by Pure Encapsulations lists 11 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 7,500 mcg of vitamin A, 800 mg of vitamin C, 250 mg of N-acetyl-L-cysteine and 50 mg of setria glutathione; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in Macular Support Formula?

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).

Macular Support Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 294011, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene7,500 mcg833%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid800 mg889%Vitamin C in Macular Support Formula against 18,583 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg800 mg

Higher than 90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine250 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Macular Support Formula against 1,259 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.250 mg

Higher than 60% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg).

Setria Glutathionereduced50 mgGlutathione in Macular Support Formula against 717 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

42% of 717 products listing glutathione give more (median 50 mg).

Bilberry Fruit Extractas Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit ExtractStandardized to contain 25% anthocyanosides80 mgBilberry in Macular Support Formula against 896 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.80 mg

Higher than 64% of 896 products listing bilberry (median 50 mg).

Grape Seed Extractas PolyphenolsStandardized to Contain 92% Polyphenols50 mgGrape in Macular Support Formula against 1,900 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

48% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg).

FloraGLO Lutein10 mgLutein in Macular Support Formula 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 Macular Support Formula 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).

Proprietary Mixed Carotenoid Blend1,445 mcg
Luteinin the blend, no amount given
Lycopenein the blend, no amount given
Zeaxanthinin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 294011 (entered August 23, 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?

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 800 mg of vitamin C is higher than 90% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 1,770 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 Macular Support Formula'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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules daily, with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, Non-GMO & hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 294011.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Macular Support Formula have?

6 labels are on file under this name since January 7, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 294011 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01582 8
  2. Label 246299 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01582 8
  3. Label 246298 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01581 1
  4. Label 219465 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 11, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01582 8
  5. Label 185189 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01582 8
  6. Label 185183 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01581 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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