Astaxanthin
by Pure Encapsulations · softgel capsule · 60 softgel capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 00615 4
- DSLD label 183837
- Serving 1 softgel capsule
- 60 servings
Astaxanthin by Pure Encapsulations lists one ingredient: 4 mg of astaxanthin per serving of 1 softgel capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2018.
What is in Astaxanthin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astaxanthinas Haematococcus pluvialis microalgaeAstaxanthin (Form: from Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae Genus: Haematococcus Species: pluvialis) | 4 mg | Higher than 67% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183837 (entered November 21, 2018), 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 1 to 3 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Astaxanthin 4 mgGNC Preventive Nutrition same ingredients
- Astaxanthin 4 mgBronson same ingredients
- Astaxanthin 4 mgup&up same ingredients
- Natural AstaxanthinNewtonEverett · off the market same ingredients
- Supercritical Astaxanthin Gold 4 mgNutrigold · off the market same ingredients
- Astapure Timeless BeautyHigher Nature · off the market 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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1-3 times daily, with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Gluten-Free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 183837.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: extra virgin Olive Oil, Gelatin Capsule.
How many labels does Astaxanthin have?
4 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 219210 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 12, 2020 · 120 softgel capsules · UPC 7 66298 00614 7
- Label 219196 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 12, 2020 · 60 softgel capsules · UPC 7 66298 00615 4
- Label 183837 (current) Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 60 softgel capsules · UPC 7 66298 00615 4
- Label 183770 Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 120 softgel capsules · UPC 7 66298 00614 7
DSLD also links this label to: Ashwagandha (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 Pure Encapsulations (distributor), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.