Supplements
Vitamin A in supplements · page 9
7,865 supplements on the U.S. market list Vitamin A with an amount per serving. The official Tolerable Upper Intake Level for adults is 3,000 mcg a day (preformed vitamin A (retinol, retinyl esters) only — not beta-carotene).
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
The highest daily amount that is unlikely to cause harm for almost all healthy people; it applies to preformed vitamin A (retinol, retinyl esters) only — not beta-carotene.
| Age | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 0-12 months | 600 mcg | 600 mcg |
| 1–3 years | 600 mcg | 600 mcg |
| 4–8 years | 900 mcg | 900 mcg |
| 9–13 years | 1,700 mcg | 1,700 mcg |
| 14–18 years | 2,800 mcg | 2,800 mcg |
| 19+ years | 3,000 mcg | 3,000 mcg |
Source: NIH ODS Vitamin A Fact Sheet for Health Professionals, Table 3 (updated 2025-03-10).
Supplements with Vitamin A
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Label data: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (dsld.od.nih.gov), public domain. Upper limits: NIH ODS Fact Sheets for Health Professionals (values from the Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board).