Promotes immune system health and antioxidant activity in the body.*. What is Vitacost Carotene Complex? Vitacost Carotene Complex is an advanced carotenoid nutrition complex that derives its healthful benefits from carrot juice lemon grass and spirulina. It includes beneficial amounts of carotenes including lutein zeaxanthin alpha-carotene beta carotene and cryptoxanthins. Carotenoids are fat-soluble pigments found in plants. Algae many fungi and bacteria as well as higher plant life have the ability to produce carotenoids. Carotene refers to carotenoids that contain only carbon and hydrogen such as alpha-carotene beta-carotene and lycopene. Alpha-carotene and beta-carotene (which converts to vitamin A in the body) are responsible for the color of carrots. Beta-carotene is also found in pumpkins mangoes apricots spinach and parsley. Dunaliella salina a unicellular green algae is another natural source of beta-carotene. Xanthophylls are carotenoids that contain hydroxyl groups such as lutein zeaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin or keto groups such as canthaxanthin. Lutein and zeaxanthin are plant pigments found in spinach collard greens kale and mustard greens. Cryptoxanthins are derived from pumpkins and mangoes as well as red capsicum. How does Vitacost Carotene Complex support health? Promotes immune system health.*. Promotes cognitive health.*. Maintains healthy skin.*. Promotes antioxidant activity.*. Why choose Vitacost Carotene Complex? Convenient way to obtain carotenes without consuming large amounts of foods containing carotene. Supplies 10000 IU of pro-vitamin A per 1-capsule serving. Each bottle contains 120 servings. Exceptional quality at an extraordinary value. About Vitacost. All Vitacost products are laboratory tested to meet FDA standards for identity purity and composition. All products are tested for heavy metals microbiology and contaminants. Vitacost products are produced in a NSF Certified facility. Freshness is guaranteed.  .  .  . *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.  This product is not intended to diagnose treat cure or prevent any disease.