TheyaVue ingredients
TheyaVue Ingredients List: 24 On The Panel, 6 In The Ads
Most buyers see six ingredient names in the ads. The bottle prints many more. Here is the whole list, in plain words, with the gaps marked.
Quick answer
The TheyaVue panel names 14 vitamins and minerals with amounts, then a 240.5 mg proprietary blend of 10 more. That is 24 names. The ads name only 6. The other-ingredients line is cellulose capsule, rice flour, magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide. No amount is published for any of the 10 blend ingredients.
Key facts
- The panel gives an amount and a percent daily value for 14 nutrients, per one capsule.
- A 240.5 mg proprietary blend holds 10 more ingredients. No single amount is published.
- The ads and the seller's pack name 6: lutein, zeaxanthin, bilberry, eyebright, alpha lipoic acid and vitamin A as beta-carotene.
- Other ingredients, as printed: Cellulose (Vegetable Capsule), Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
- Form: vegetable capsule, 60 in a white bottle. Adults 18 and over.
- Directions: one capsule twice daily, 20-30 minutes before a meal, with an 8 oz glass of water. A bottle lasts 30 days.
- Price: not published. It is shown at checkout. The money-back window is 60 days from purchase.
What is in a TheyaVue capsule?
Start with the Supplement Facts panel. It is the part of the bottle the law treats as the record. It prints one serving as one capsule and gives amounts for 14 vitamins and minerals. Then it prints one line for a proprietary blend.
The table below copies the 14 rows. The last column is simple arithmetic: the directions ask for two capsules a day, so each amount doubles.
| Ingredient | Per capsule | % daily value | At two a day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (as beta-carotene) | 50 mcg RAE | 5% | 100 mcg RAE |
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 100 mg | 111% | 200 mg |
| Calcium (calcium carbonate) | 25 mg | 2% | 50 mg |
| Vitamin E (DL-alpha tocopherol acetate) | 10 mg | 66% | 20 mg |
| Vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate) | 4 mg | 333% | 8 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) | 4 mg | 307% | 8 mg |
| Vitamin B3 (niacin) | 20 mg NE | 125% | 40 mg NE |
| Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) | 13.5 mcg | 562% | 27 mcg |
| Biotin | 400 mcg | 1,333% | 800 mcg |
| Magnesium (magnesium oxide) | 20 mg | 5% | 40 mg |
| Zinc (zinc oxide) | 16 mg | 145% | 32 mg |
| Selenium (selenium AAC) | 4 ug | 7% | 8 ug |
| Copper (copper gluconate) | 1 mg | 111% | 2 mg |
| Chromium (chromium picolinate) | 1.8 mcg | 5% | 3.6 mcg |
| Proprietary blend (10 ingredients) | 240.5 mg | none set | 481 mg |
Two rows deserve a second look at the directed dose. Niacin reaches 40 mg NE, and the NIH adult upper limit is 35 mg. Zinc reaches 32 mg, against a 40 mg limit that counts food, drinks, supplements and medicines together.
Which ingredients are inside the 240.5 mg blend?
Ten ingredients share the blend. The panel lists them from the largest share to the smallest. That order is the only clue to size.
- Lutein
- Bilberry extract (Vaccinium myrtillus), fruit
- Alpha lipoic acid (ALA)
- Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis), herb
- Zeaxanthin
- Quercetin (Sophora japonica), bud
- Rutin (Sophora japonica L.), flower
- L-taurine
- Grape seed extract (Vitis vinifera L.), seed
- Lycopene
Here is what that order does and does not tell you. Lutein is the biggest share and lycopene is the smallest. But the biggest share of 240.5 mg could be a large part of it or a small part, and the label would read the same. You cannot work out milligrams from rank.
This matters most for lutein and zeaxanthin. The AREDS2 study from the National Eye Institute used 10 mg of lutein and 2 mg of zeaxanthin a day. This label cannot be set against those numbers, because it prints neither.
Why do the ads name only 6 ingredients?
The seller's pack names six: lutein, zeaxanthin, bilberry, eyebright, alpha lipoic acid and vitamin A as beta-carotene. The ingredient cards in the listing show the same short set.
That is common in this category. Botanicals look good in a picture. A row such as biotin or chromium does not. So the ad shows the plants and the panel shows everything.
The practical lesson is simple. If you want to know what you are swallowing, read the panel first and the picture second. The panel is the record. The picture is a sales tool.
A note on the count
Some other pages on this site say 25 ingredients. This guide counts the rows in the panel table: 14 declared nutrients plus 10 blend members, which makes 24. The nutrient amounts themselves are the same everywhere.
Are these natural ingredients?
The packaging carries a natural formula mark. In US supplement law, the word natural has no fixed meaning on a label. So read the panel instead of the word.
Several forms on this panel are made in a factory. DL-alpha tocopherol acetate is the synthetic form of vitamin E. Zinc oxide, magnesium oxide and chromium picolinate are manufactured forms too. That is not a fault. They are ordinary forms used in many supplements. It only means the mark is best read as a style word.
On vitamin E, the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements says 1 mg of natural d-alpha-tocopherol equals 2 mg of synthetic dl-alpha-tocopherol. So the synthetic form in this capsule counts for less by weight.
What does the other-ingredients line tell you?
It names four things: cellulose as the vegetable capsule shell, rice flour, magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide. The shell is the useful part. A capsule shell is where many products add gelatin, which comes from animals. Here the shell is cellulose, so the vegetarian mark holds up on the label's own words.
Nothing in that line or on the panel is a gluten source or a milk source. That supports the gluten free and dairy free marks. Be clear about the limit: these marks describe ingredients. No batch test result was supplied.
What should you ask before you buy?
Three questions would close most of the gaps. You can ask them on the sales line, +1 (315) 724-2018, which handles orders, tracking, changes and refunds.
- How many milligrams of lutein and zeaxanthin are in one capsule?
- Are the bilberry, grape seed and eyebright extracts standardised to anything?
- Was the formula built around one capsule a serving, as the panel says, or two a day, as the directions say?
| Item | What is published |
|---|---|
| Pack sizes | 1, 3 or 6 bottles of 60 capsules |
| Days at two a day | 30, 90 or 180 |
| Price | Not published. Shown at checkout. |
| Money-back window | 60 days from the date of purchase |
| Warnings panel, storage line, expiry date, maker | Not published |
Frequently asked questions
How many ingredients are in TheyaVue?
The panel prints 14 vitamins and minerals with amounts, plus a 240.5 mg proprietary blend of 10 ingredients. That makes 24 names. The other-ingredients line adds four more items that are not active ingredients.
What is in the TheyaVue proprietary blend?
Lutein, bilberry extract, alpha lipoic acid, eyebright, zeaxanthin, quercetin, rutin, L-taurine, grape seed extract and lycopene, listed from the largest share to the smallest. No amount is published for any of them.
Does TheyaVue list how much lutein it has?
No. Lutein is first in the 240.5 mg blend, so it is the biggest share, but the amount in milligrams is not published. The AREDS2 study used 10 mg a day.
Is the TheyaVue capsule vegetarian?
The label supports it. The other-ingredients line starts with Cellulose (Vegetable Capsule), and nothing else on the panel comes from animals.
Why do the ads show fewer ingredients than the label?
The seller's pack and cards name six. The panel lists 24. Botanicals are easier to show in a picture than a row of vitamins, so the picture is shorter than the label.
Where can I read the full ingredients list?
On the bottle's Supplement Facts panel, and on the ingredients page of this site. If your bottle ever differs from this site, the bottle is the document that counts.
Sources
- National Eye Institute, NIH. About the Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS and AREDS2). www.nei.nih.gov.
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin E. ods.od.nih.gov.
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Niacin. ods.od.nih.gov.
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Zinc. ods.od.nih.gov.
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Bilberry. www.nccih.nih.gov.
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know. ods.od.nih.gov.
Our view
The panel is better than most in this category. It gives real amounts for 14 nutrients and a full other-ingredients line. That is worth credit.
The weak spot is the blend. Ten ingredients share 240.5 mg and nobody can say how. For an eye product, lutein and zeaxanthin are the two numbers many buyers want, and they are missing. Read the panel yourself, and show it to a doctor or pharmacist if you take other products.
TheyaVue is a dietary supplement. It is not FDA approved, and no supplement is. It is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If your eyesight has changed, see a doctor first.
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