Vitamin A (food fortificant)

What the evidence says

• Caution in pregnancyStrong evidence

  High doses of preformed vitamin A from supplements can cause birth defects; pregnant people are advised not to take vitamin A supplements above 3,000 mcg RAE a day. [1][2]

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Popular products that list vitamin A (food fortificant)

954 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list vitamin A (food fortificant). The 12 most scanned:

• High Quality Protein Fairlife · 11.5 fl oz (340 mL) Score 84 out of 100 Excellent
• Core Power High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate Fairlife · 14 oz Score 46 out of 100 Okay
• Cheerios General Mills · 8.9 oz Score 65 out of 100 Good
• Fairlife 2% Reduced Fat ultra-filtered milk Fa!rlife · 1.5 L Score 98 out of 100 Excellent
• Fairlife Nonfat Ultra-Filtered Milk Fairlife · 52 fl oz / 1.5 L Score 100 out of 100 Excellent
• CORE POWER High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate Rlife · 414 mL Score 51 out of 100 Okay
• Fruit Snacks Welch's · 0.8 oz (22.7 g) Score 10 out of 100 Bad
• Organic Unsweetened Soymilk Silk · 64 fl oz Score 78 out of 100 Good
• Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal Cheerios · 2 × 1 lb 4.35 oz (20.35 oz) (576 g) Score 65 out of 100 Good
• Honey Nut Cheerios General Mills · 10.8 oz Score 17 out of 100 Bad
• Chocolate Reduced Fat Ultra-filtered Milk Fairlife · 52 fl oz Score 30 out of 100 Poor
• Organic Unsweetened Almond Non-Dairy Beverage Vanilla Kirkland Signature · 946 mL Score 75 out of 100 Good

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

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