Natural Beta Carotene 25,000 IU
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 90 softgel capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 40311 2
- DSLD label 305128
- Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
- 90 servings
Natural Beta Carotene 25,000 IU by Vital Nutrients lists one ingredient: 15 mg of vitamin A per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.
What is in Natural Beta Carotene 25,000 IU?
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 Alpha-Carotene, Beta-Carotene, Cryptoxanthin | 15 mg | 1,667% |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305128 (entered June 20, 2024), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Beta-Carotene Provitamin A 25,000 IUVitamin World same ingredients
- Beta-Carotene Provitamin A 10,000 IUVitamin World same ingredients
- Beta-Carotene 25,000 IUSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Vitamin A 10,000GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Beta-Carotene 15 mg (25,000 IU)GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin A 25,000 IURexall Sundown Naturalist same ingredients
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: take one to two capsules daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning: if pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Contains soy.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 305128.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Purified, yellow Beeswax, Lecithin, Vitamin E.
How many labels does Natural Beta Carotene 25,000 IU have?
5 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 305128 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 90 softgel capsules · UPC 6 93465 40311 2
- Label 223194 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 90 softgel capsules · UPC 6 93465 40311 2
- Label 182130 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market May 15, 2020 · 90 softgel capsules · UPC 6 93465 40311 2
- Label 56636 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 90 sofgel capsules · UPC 6 93465 40311 2
- Label 6057 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market January 26, 2016 · 90 sofgel capsules · UPC 6 93465 40311 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (distributor), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.