1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

I-Caps AREDS Formula

Name: I-Caps AREDS Formula
Brand: Alcon

BrandAlcon→Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM) Tablet or Pill 30 ingredients 1 banned 2 caution DSLD #17019

Net contents: 120 Coated Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2013-05-24

2 Ingredients (30)

IngredientGroupSafety

CaloriesCalories—

Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—

Vitamin AVitamin AConditionally Safe

Vitamin CVitamin CGenerally Safe

Vitamin EVitamin EConditionally Safe

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

ZincZincUse with Caution

CopperCopperConditionally Safe

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

Dicalcium PhosphateCalciumConditionally Safe

GelatinGelatin—

HypromelloseHypromellose—

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

StarchStarch—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Polyvinyl AlcoholPolyvinyl alcohol—

Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—

Sorbic AcidSorbic acid—

FD&C Red #40 LakeColor—

TalcMagnesium SilicateUse with Caution

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

Sodium BenzoateSodium Benzoate—

FD&C Yellow #6 LakeColor—

Sodium Chloride——

GlucoseGlucose—

Sodium AscorbateSodium Ascorbate—

DL-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin EConditionally Safe

Sodium Sulfate——

Trace MetalsBlend (Combination)—

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.

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Teratogenic at high doses

⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess

Vitamin C — Generally Safe

⚠ GI distress at high doses

⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day

Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Increased bleeding risk

⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Zinc — Use with Caution

⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day

⚠ Nausea, metallic taste

Copper — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

Sodium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

4 Label claims

• Nutrient

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID17019

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2013-05-24

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View Alcon Safety Scorecard → 9 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. I-Caps AREDS Formula — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/i-caps-areds-formula-17019/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

Analyzed by SupplementIndex

PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

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.
Publisher: PHIG