Marine Carotene
by DC · softgel capsule · 45 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 331331
- Serving 1 softgel
- 45 servings
Marine Carotene by DC lists 6 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 7,500 mcg RAE of vitamin A and 0.67 mg of vitamin E; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.
What is in Marine Carotene?
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-Carotene, Dunaliella salina25,000 IU (100% as natural beta carotene) from natural Dunaliella saline algae | 7,500 mcg RAE | 833% | |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol1 IU | 0.67 mg | 4% | |
| Also Containing Additional Carotenoids | no amount given | ||
| Alpha-Carotene3.5% | no amount given | ||
| Lutein0.5% | no amount given | ||
| Zeaxanthin0.5% | no amount given | ||
| Cryptoxanthin1.0% | no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 331331 (entered June 25, 2025), 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; 4 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Marine CaroteneWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Beta-Carotene 25,000 IUVillage Vitality · off the market 5 shared, 92% alike
- Natural Beta CaroteneBronson Laboratories 5 shared, 91% alike
- Beta CaroteneSpecialty Pharmacy · off the market 6 shared, 82% alike
- 100% Natural Mixed Carotenoids Beta CaroteneHurley's No Name Nutrition Market 6 shared, 82% alike
- Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU Natural Mixed CarotenoidsMartin Avenue Pharmacy 6 shared, 82% 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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 softgel daily.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
- Contains soy ingredients.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Cholesterol free Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 331331.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Purified, yellow Beeswax, Soy Lecithin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.
How many labels does Marine Carotene have?
6 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 331331 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 45 softgels
- Label 266115 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market August 14, 2024 · 90 softgels
- Label 266113 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 softgels
- Label 266112 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market August 14, 2024 · 45 softgels
- Label 266111 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market August 14, 2024 · 45 softgels
- Label 244506 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market August 14, 2024 · N/A
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), White House, TN. All DC products.