Ocu-Care With OptiZinc
by Nature's Plus · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- Off the market since February 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 0 97467 04926 0
- DSLD label 13494
- Serving 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Ocu-Care With OptiZinc by Nature's Plus lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 25,000 IU of vitamin A, 300 mg of vitamin C, 200 IU of vitamin E and 100 mg of pantothenic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 1, 2012.
What is in Ocu-Care With OptiZinc?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene) | 25,000 IU | 500% | Higher than 96% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 300 mg | 500% | Higher than 75% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl AcetateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) | 200 IU | 667% | Higher than 82% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). |
| Pantothenic Acidas Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as Calcium Pantothenate) | 100 mg | 100% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Olive leaf extractas OleuropeinZinc (Form: as Zinc Monomethionine) | 20 mg | 133% | 80% of 822 products listing olive give more (median 100 mg). |
| Bioflavonoidsas active Flavonols and Flavones, active Flavonones, cellulose & naringenBioflavonoids (Form: from Citrus limon PlantPart: exocarp Genus: Citrus Species: limon, supplying [60 mg] 24% active Flavonones (Form: with Hesperidin, and Eriocitrin), active Flavonols and Flavones, Pectin, [50 mg] 20% cellulose & naringen) | 250 mg | Higher than 88% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Rutinas Sophora japonicaRutin (Form: from Sophora japonica PlantPart: leaf Genus: Sophora Species: japonica) | 100 mg | Higher than 84% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg). | |
| L-LysineL-Lysine Note: free form amino acid | 50 mg | 86% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg). | |
| NAC | 50 mg | 75% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Bilberryas AnthocyanosidesBilberry (Form: standardized [7.5 mg] 25% anthocyanosides) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vaccinium Species: myrtillus | 30 mg | 59% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 13494 (entered October 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:
- Its 25,000 IU of vitamin A is higher than 96% of the 5,772 vitamin A products that print an amount; 32 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 Ocu-Care With OptiZinc's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- SeeQuantum Health 7 shared, 40% alike
- Power Vision VitaminsCalifornia Academy of Health 6 shared, 40% alike
- Brilliant BerberineAgeImmune · off the market 4 shared, 39% alike
- Brilliant Vitamin C+ 1000 mgAgeImmune 4 shared, 39% alike
- Ocu Complete With LuteinVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 7 shared, 38% alike
- Ocu Complete With LuteinVitaCeutical Labs 7 shared, 38% 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, two tablets once daily.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free from artificial colors and preservatives. Free from the common allergens yeast, wheat, soy and milk.
- Storage
- KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 13494.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Di-Calcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GLUTEN Free.
How many labels does Ocu-Care With OptiZinc have?
One label is on file, entered on October 1, 2012.
- Label 13494 (current) Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 97467 04926 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. makers of Nature's Plus (manufacturer), Amityville, New York. All Nature's Plus products.