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Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula

by Swanson · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 07097 1
  • DSLD label 203319
  • Serving 2 veggie capsules
  • 30 servings

Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula by Swanson lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 1,200 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 1,500 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 750 mg of vitamin C and 25 mg of riboflavin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2019.

What is in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie 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 Comprehensive Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 203319, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Retinyl Palmitate)1,200 mcg RAE133%
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta-Carotene)1,500 mcg RAE167%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid750 mg833%Vitamin C in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula 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 mg1,923%Riboflavin in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula 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: OptiZinc))12.5 mg114%Zinc in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula 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 mcg182%Selenium in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula 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 mg111%Copper in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula 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 Comprehensive Formula 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: bioflavonoid125 mgQuercetin in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula 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 Comprehensive Formula 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 Comprehensive Formula 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 Comprehensive Formula 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 Genus: Tagetes Species: erecta)3 mgLutein in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula 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 Genus: Tagetes Species: erecta)150 mcgZeaxanthin in Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula 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 203319 (entered August 23, 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 veggie capsules two times per day with food and water.
Warnings
Women who are pregnant or likely to become pregnant should not exceed recommended dosage.
Warning: For adults only.
Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 203319.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose, Calcium Laurate, Beta-Carotene beadlets, Lutein beadlets, Silica, Maltodextrin.

How many labels does Vision Essentials Comprehensive Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2019.

  1. Label 203319 (current) Entered August 23, 2019 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 07097 1

DSLD also links this label to: Vision Essentials (image difference, same product), Vision Essentials (image 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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