Vitamin A 4,500 mcg RAE Palmitate (15,000 IU)
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 240 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 01102 3
- DSLD label 334900
- Serving 1 softgel
- 240 servings
Vitamin A 4,500 mcg RAE Palmitate (15,000 IU) by Carlson lists one ingredient: 4,500 mcg RAE of vitamin A per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.
What is in Vitamin A 4,500 mcg RAE Palmitate (15,000 IU)?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Retinyl Palmitate | 4,500 mcg RAE | 500% |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 334900 (entered June 25, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Beta-Carotene Provitamin A 25,000 IUVitamin World same ingredients
- Beta-Carotene Provitamin A 10,000 IUVitamin World same ingredients
- Beta-Carotene 25,000 IUSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Vitamin A 10,000GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Beta-Carotene 15 mg (25,000 IU)GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin A 25,000 IURexall Sundown Naturalist 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
- Directions: Adults: Take one soft gel daily at mealtime.
- Warnings
- Warning: The recommended daily serving of this product contains more than 10,000 IU of Vitamin A from retinol. Taking Vitamin A from retinol in quantities of 10,000 IU or more is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Do not exceed recommended dosage unless instructed by your doctor.
- Do not take if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
- Warning: Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
Source: label statements in DSLD label 334900.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Safflower Oil, Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Impact Collective Reduced Plastic Impact.
How many labels does Vitamin A 4,500 mcg RAE Palmitate (15,000 IU) have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2025.
- Label 334900 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01102 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.