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Natural Beta Carotene

by Bronson Laboratories · softgel capsule · 250 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 16563 12702 2
  • DSLD label 8527
  • Serving 1 softgel

Natural Beta Carotene by Bronson Laboratories lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 450 mcg of alpha-carotene, 112 mcg of cryptoxanthin, 93 mcg of zeaxanthin and 75 mcg of lutein. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 1, 2012.

What is in Natural Beta 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).

Natural Beta Carotene: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 8527, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Alpha-Carotene, Beta-Carotene, CryptoxanthinVitamin A (Form: as beta carotene, also providing alpha-carotene, cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and lutein)25,000 IU500%
Alpha-Carotene450 mcgAlpha-carotene in Natural Beta Carotene against 73 products450 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mcg to 1,240 mcg, the median 555 mcg.450 mcg

63% of 73 products listing alpha-carotene give more (median 555 mcg).

Cryptoxanthin112 mcgCryptoxanthin in Natural Beta Carotene against 73 products112 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 98 mcg, the median 10 mcg.112 mcg

Higher than 82% of 73 products listing cryptoxanthin (median 10 mcg).

Zeaxanthin93 mcgZeaxanthin in Natural Beta Carotene against 1,215 products0.093 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.093 mg

93% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Lutein75 mcgLutein in Natural Beta Carotene against 2,493 products0.075 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.0.075 mg

96% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol1 IU3%Vitamin E in Natural Beta Carotene against 6,459 products1 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.1 IU

99% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8527 (entered June 1, 2012), 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:

  • 93% of the 1,215 products that print an amount of zeaxanthin list more than its 0.093 mg of zeaxanthin (median 1 mg).
  • 96% of the 2,493 products that print an amount of lutein list more than its 0.075 mg of lutein (median 3 mg).
  • 99% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 1 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).

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 Natural Beta Carotene'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, adults and children 12 or more years of age, 1 softgel daily or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store at room temperature. Protect from light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 8527.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, yellow Beeswax, Lecithin.

How many labels does Natural Beta Carotene have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 8527 (current) Entered June 1, 2012 · on the market · 250 softgels · UPC 7 16563 12702 2
  2. Label 6956 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market March 29, 2012 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 16563 12701 5

DSLD also links this label to: Natural Beta Carotene 25000 IU (package size difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bronson Laboratories (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All Bronson Laboratories products.

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