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Pneumo-Carotene

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 02655 2
  • DSLD label 216302
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

Pneumo-Carotene by Metagenics lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 4,950 mcg of vitamin A, 200 mg of vitamin C, 13.4 mg of vitamin E and 330 mcg DFE of folate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2020.

What is in Pneumo-Carotene?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Pneumo-Carotene: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 216302, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as 90% Beta-Carotene (Form: from Mixed Carotenoids (Form: Beta-Carotene, and Retinyl Palmitate)))4,950 mcg550%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid200 mg222%Vitamin C in Pneumo-Carotene against 18,583 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg200 mg

Higher than 63% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)13.4 mg89%
Folateas Calcium L-5-MethyltetrahydrofolateFolate (Form: as Calcium L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate (Alt. Name: Metafolin))330 mcg DFE83%
Seleniumas Selenium AspartateSelenium (Form: as Selenium Aspartate)10 mcg18%Selenium in Pneumo-Carotene against 7,658 products10 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg10 mcg

94% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mcg.

Raw Lung Concentrateas Bovine200 mg
Quercetin25 mgQuercetin in Pneumo-Carotene against 1,548 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

75% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 216302 (entered March 24, 2020), 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:

  • 94% of the 7,658 products that print an amount of selenium list more than its 10 mcg of selenium (median 55 mcg).

The NIH database records 2 servings 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 Pneumo-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
Directions: Take one tablet twice daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Excess vitamin A intake may be toxic and may increase the risk of birth defects. Pregnant women and women who may become pregnant should not exceed 3,000 mcg of preformed vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) per day.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is non-GMO and gluten-free.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 216302.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Croscarmellose Sodium, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Coating.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF Certified Gluten-free. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Pneumo-Carotene have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 216302 (current) Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02655 2
  2. Label 209738 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 27, 2019 · 60 tablets
  3. Label 27692 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market October 24, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02655 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

Where next?