Source Of Life Multi Color Whole Food Lightning 30 Daily Multi-packs
by Nature's Plus · capsule · 150 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since February 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 0 97467 30569 4
- DSLD label 15460
- Serving 5 to 10 capsules (1-2 packs); amounts per 10 capsules
- 30 servings
Source Of Life Multi Color Whole Food Lightning 30 Daily Multi-packs by Nature's Plus lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 10 capsules, such as 1,125 IU of vitamin A, 8 mg of vitamin C, 8 mg of calcium and 1,250 mcg of lycopene, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2012.
What is in Source Of Life Multi Color Whole Food Lightning 30 Daily Multi-packs?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 10 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 29 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 6 g | 2% | Higher than 73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g | 7% | 38% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). |
| Sugar | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene) | 1,125 IU | 23% | 84% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). |
| Vitamin C | 8 mg | 14% | 96% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Calcium | 8 mg | 1% | 98% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Green Lightning Proprietary Whole Food Blendas Alfalfa, Apple, ApricotGREEN LIGHTNING PROPRIETARY WHOLE FOOD BLEND (Form: Dried Barley Juice, Spirulina Genus: Spirulina Species: platensis Note: Hawaiian, Cooked Whole Brown Rice, Fructooligosaccharides (Alt. Name: FOS), Chlorella PlantPart: broken cell Genus: Chlorella Species: vulgaris Note: Bulgarian, Pacific Kelp, Phenalgin(TM) Genus: Cytoseira Species: canariensis Note: (from Canary Islands) (stand. polyphenols calc. as phlorotannins), cryptomondales Note: Asian, Red Kelp Genus: Palmaria Species: palmata Note: Norwegian, Brown Kelp Genus: Laminaria Species: digitata Note: Norwegian, Ulva Genus: Ulva Species: rigida & fasciata Note: Asian, Red Seaweed Genus: Lithothamnium Species: calcarium Note: Irish, Dulse Genus: Rhodymenia Species: palmata Note: Mediterranean, Rockweed Genus: Ascophyllum Species: nodosum Note: American, Bee Pollen Note: Spanish, Sunflower Oil (Form: supplying linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid), Black Currant Seed Oil PlantPart: Seed, Whole Fruit Concentrates 10x Apple, Apricot, Banana, Camu-Camu Genus: Myrciaria Species: dubia, Cranberry, Orange, Peach, Red Raspberry, Strawberry, Tomato, Concentrates 10x Alfalfa Sprout, Barley Grass Juice, Beet Greens, Cabbage Leaf PlantPart: Leaf, Onion Bulb PlantPart: Bulb, Parsley Leaf PlantPart: Leaf, Concentrate 4x Celery Seed PlantPart: Seed, Standardized Extracts Papaya Fruit PlantPart: Fruit, Red Grape Genus: Vitis Species: vinifera, Broccoli Floret PlantPart: Floret, Carrot Root PlantPart: Root, Garlic Clove PlantPart: Clove, Standardized Concentrate Spinach Leaf PlantPart: Leaf, Milk Thistle Seed PlantPart: Seed, Chinese Green Tea Leaf PlantPart: Leaf Note: decaffeinated, Turmeric Rhizome PlantPart: Rhizome, Red Wine PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vitis Species: vinifera Note: (concentrate) (alcohol free), Pau d'Arco Bark PlantPart: Bark, Ginkgo biloba Leaf (Form: std. ginkgo flavone-glycosides) PlantPart: Leaf, Ginseng (Form: std. ginsenosides) Genus: Panax, Astragalus Root PlantPart: Root, Echinacea angustifolia root PlantPart: root, Irish Moss Genus: Chondrus Species: crispus, Thyme Leaf PlantPart: Leaf, Ligustrum Berry PlantPart: Berry, Schisandra Fruit PlantPart: Fruit, Rice Bran) | 1,500 mg | ||
| Bright Lightning Proprietary Whole Food Blendas Banana, Cauliflower, Date | 1,500 mg | ||
| Yellow Lightning Proprietary Whole Food Blendas Apricot, Butternut Squash, Cantaloupe | 1,500 mg | ||
| Blue Lightning Proprietary Whole Food Blendas Beet, Belgian Endive, Black Cherry extract | 1,500 mg | ||
| Red Lightning Proprietary Whole Food Blendas Açai, Apple, Apricot | 1,500 mg | ||
| Lycopeneas active Carotenoid, Yellow Lightning | 1,250 mcg | Higher than 50% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg). | |
| Luteinas active Carotenoid, Yellow Lightning | 750 mcg | 71% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 15460 (entered November 21, 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:
- 96% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 8 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
- 98% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 8 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
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 Source Of Life Multi Color Whole Food Lightning 30 Daily Multi-packs's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Source Of Life Yellow LightningNature's Plus · off the market 4 shared, 57% alike
- Kids Healthy Eyes Tropical Fruit Punch FlavoredNature's Way 5 shared, 47% alike
- Kids Healthy Eyes Orange FlavoredNature's Way 5 shared, 47% alike
- Ocular VitaminsGeri-Care 5 shared, 39% alike
- Lutein and LycopeneSwanson Ultra · off the market 2 shared, 39% alike
- Lycopene & Lutein Complex 50 mgNusaPure 2 shared, 39% 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, take one or two packs 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
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 15460.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable cellulose, Activessence, Stearic Acid, Silica, purified Water.
How many labels does Source Of Life Multi Color Whole Food Lightning 30 Daily Multi-packs have?
One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2012.
- Label 15460 (current) Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 150 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 97467 30569 4
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.