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Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene

by Nature's Plus · softgel capsule · 30 softgels

  • Off the market since February 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 97467 00970 7
  • DSLD label 49434
  • Serving 1 softgel

Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene by Nature's Plus lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 10,000 IU of vitamin A, 6 mg of lutein, 5 mg of lycopene and >= 1.7 mg of alpha carotene. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 25, 2015.

What is in Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene?

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).

Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 49434, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene, Mixed Carotenoids, Red Palm OilVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene, Mixed Carotenoids, from Red Palm Oil)10,000 IU200%Vitamin A in Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene against 5,772 products10,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.10,000 IU

Higher than 82% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).

Luteinas Marigold flower extract6 mgLutein in Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene against 2,493 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.6 mg

Higher than 63% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg).

LycopeneLycopene Note: dominant carotenoid found in tomato5 mgLycopene in Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene against 1,691 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.5 mg

Higher than 73% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Alpha CaroteneAlpha Carotene Note: (naturally occurring) (typical content)>= 1.7 mg
Zeaxanthinas Marigold flower extract263 mcgZeaxanthin in Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene against 1,215 products0.263 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.263 mg

79% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

PhytoenePhytoene Note: (naturally occurring) (typical content)>= 134 mcg
Astaxanthinas Haematococcus pluvialis ExtractAstaxanthin (Form: from Haematococcus pluvialis extract Genus: Haematococcus Species: pluvialis) Note: surface membrane carotenoid102 mcgAstaxanthin in Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene against 955 products0.102 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.102 mg

74% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

PhytofluenePhytofluene Note: (naturally occurring) (typical content)>= 45 mcg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 49434 (entered August 25, 2015), 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?

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene'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
DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement, one softgel daily.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free from artificial colors and preservatives.
Storage
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 49434.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Bran Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, Beeswax, natural Annatto color.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GLUTEN Free; FloraGLO LUTEIN(R).

How many labels does Octa-Carotene with Lutein & Lycopene have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 49434 (current) Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 97467 00970 7
  2. Label 12497 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2015 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 97467 00970 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Plus (manufacturer), Melville, NY. All Nature's Plus products.

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