1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
Astaxanthin 4 mg
BrandGNC Preventive Nutrition→Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical Softgel Capsule 8 ingredients 1 banned DSLD #7091Net contents: 60 Softgel(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2012-03-23
2 Ingredients (8)
IngredientGroupSafety
Soybean OilSoybean Oil—
GelatinGelatin—
GlycerinGlycerol—
Carmine colorColor—
Safflower OilSafflower Oil—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country
Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.
3 Safety cross-reference
Astaxanthin — Generally Safe
⚠ May lower blood pressure
Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Increased bleeding risk
⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day
Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)
⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)
4 Label claims
• All Other
• Structure/Function
5 Data source
DSLD ID7091
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2012-03-23
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Astaxanthin 4 mg — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 02]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/astaxanthin-4-mg-7091/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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