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Vision Essentials

by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 07031 5
  • DSLD label 203268
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Vision Essentials by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 4,000 IU of vitamin A, 5,000 IU of vitamin A, 750 mg of vitamin C and 25 mg of riboflavin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.

What is in Vision Essentials?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Vision Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 203268, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Retinyl Palmitate) Note: USP4,000 IU80%Vitamin A in Vision Essentials against 5,772 products9,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.9,000 IU

Higher than 82% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 18,000 IU.

Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta-Carotene) Note: USP5,000 IU100%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic AcidVitamin C (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) Note: USP750 mg1,250%Vitamin C in Vision Essentials against 18,583 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg750 mg

Higher than 90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Riboflavinas Vitamin B225 mg1,470%Riboflavin in Vision Essentials against 9,824 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg25 mg

Higher than 75% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Zincas Zinc MonomethionineZinc (Form: from Zinc Monomethionine (Alt. Name: L-OptiZinc))12.5 mg84%Zinc in Vision Essentials against 13,186 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg12.5 mg

Higher than 54% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Seleniumas SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: from Selenomethionine)100 mcg142%Selenium in Vision Essentials against 7,658 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 65% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Copperas Copper Gluconate, Copper GlycinateCopper (Form: from Copper Glycinate, and Copper Gluconate)1 mg50%Copper in Vision Essentials against 6,468 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg1 mg

40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex125 mgFlavonoid in Vision Essentials against 2,343 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.125 mg

Higher than 79% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

QuercetinQuercetin Note: a bioflavonoid125 mgQuercetin in Vision Essentials against 1,548 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.125 mg

Higher than 61% of 1,548 products listing quercetin (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Taurine100 mgTaurine in Vision Essentials against 2,337 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

76% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Bilberry extractas AnthocyaninsBilberry extract (Form: standardized to minimum 25% Anthocyanins) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vaccinium Species: myrtillus30 mgBilberry in Vision Essentials against 896 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.30 mg

59% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

L-Glutathione12.5 mgGlutathione in Vision Essentials against 717 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.12.5 mg

73% of 717 products listing glutathione give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Luteinas Marigold flower extractLutein (Form: from Marigold flower extract PlantPart: flower)3 mgLutein in Vision Essentials against 2,493 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.3 mg

44% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg.

Zeaxanthinas Marigold flower extractZeaxanthin (Form: from Marigold flower extract PlantPart: flower)150 mcgZeaxanthin in Vision Essentials against 1,215 products0.15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.15 mg

89% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.3 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 203268 (entered May 28, 2019), 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 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules two times per day with food and water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Women who are pregnant or likely to become pregnant should not exceed recommended dosage.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 203268.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Beta-Carotene Beadlets, Lutein beadlets, Maltodextrin, May contain one or both of the following.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Vision Essentials have?

4 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 203268 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 07031 5
  2. Label 175912 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market June 17, 2018 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 07097 1
  3. Label 80024 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market January 10, 2018 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 07097 1
  4. Label 12094 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market November 27, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 07031 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Condition Specific Formulas products.

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