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Zeaxan Ingredients List: Read All 11 Lines in 6 Checks
Zeaxan's ingredients list names 11 blend ingredients in weight order, then three inactive ones. Read it in six checks: serving size, order, percentages, inactive items, what each ingredient has been studied for, and what is missing. The label prints one 600 mg total and no single amounts.
Written by the Zeaxan editorial teamMedically reviewed by Dr. Allen Ho, MD, PhysicianReviewed · 8 min read
At a glance
Key facts
- Serving size is 2 capsules, with 30 servings per bottle of 60 capsules.
- The blend is 600 mg for all 11 ingredients. Daily Value is not established, and no single amount is printed.
- Order on the label: Himalayan pink salt, cinnamon extract, AGP choline, bacopa, lutein, bilberry leaf powder, vitamin B6, ginkgo, vitamin B12, zeaxanthin, green tea extract.
- Outside the blend sit three inactive items: rice flour, magnesium stearate and silica dioxide.
- Percentages such as 5% and 50% describe the extract, not the share of the capsule.
- Vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc and copper, which are part of the AREDS2 formula, are not in the blend.
The plan
How do you read the Zeaxan ingredients list?
A supplement label is easy to skim and hard to read. The trick is to ask the same six questions of every line. Here they are for Zeaxan, and then we answer each one in turn.
Serving
How much is one serving, and how long does a bottle last?
Order
What does the sequence of the names tell you?
Percentages
What do the brackets after some names mean?
Inactive items
What else is in the capsule?
Research
What has each ingredient actually been studied for?
Gaps
What is missing from the list?
If you want the panel itself, the typed copy with tap-to-explain lines sits on our Supplement Facts page. This post is the checklist that goes with it.
Check 1
Check 1: What is one serving, and how long does a bottle last?
One serving is two capsules. The panel says 30 servings per container, and the bottle holds 60 capsules, which makes the arithmetic easy: one bottle is 30 days at two a day. The listing sells a 3-pack of three bottles, 180 capsules in all, which covers 90 days.
The label asks you to finish a bottle within 60 days of opening it. So the pack is meant to be opened one bottle at a time. That detail is about freshness, not safety, but it is printed on the bottle and worth following.
Check 2
Check 2: What does the order of the 11 ingredients tell you?
In a blend, names run from heaviest to lightest, a rule set out in federal labeling law (21 CFR 101.36). That gives you a ceiling for each ingredient, though not its real weight. The fifth name cannot outweigh the four above it, so it can be at most one-fifth of the 600 mg total, which is 120 mg. The tenth name can be at most one-tenth, which is 60 mg.
Himalayan pink salt leads the list, so it is likely the largest single ingredient. Lutein is fifth. Zeaxanthin, which gives the product its name, is tenth. Green tea extract closes the list. These ceilings are the best case, and the true amounts are probably lower. The real figures are not published.
Check 3
Check 3: What do the percentages after some names mean?
Five names carry a percentage: bacopa monnieri (20%), lutein (5%), vitamin B12 as cyanocobalamin (1%), zeaxanthin (5%) and green tea extract (50%). Each one describes the strength of the extract that went into the blend. It is not the share of your capsule and not a dose.
Take lutein as the example. An extract labeled 5% lutein holds about 5 mg of lutein in every 100 mg of extract. How much extract goes in is the unknown. Using the ceilings above, lutein would be at most about 6 mg and zeaxanthin at most about 3 mg per serving. For bacopa and green tea, the label does not even name the compound that the percentage refers to.
Check 4
Check 4: What are the inactive ingredients in Zeaxan?
Three items sit outside the blend: rice flour, magnesium stearate and silica dioxide. They help the powder flow and fill the capsule. The label lists no other inactive ingredient and makes no allergen statement. The material of the capsule shell itself is not listed.
The eBay listing carries phrases such as Allergen-Free that do not appear on the bottle, and the brand's seals panel claims Non GMO and Gluten Free with no certificate shown. If you must avoid an allergen or gluten for a medical reason, ask the seller for written proof before you order.
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Check 5
Check 5: What has each Zeaxan ingredient been studied for?
Here is the plain version of what our sources say about each line. Amounts are not published for any of them.
| Place | Ingredient | Research note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himalayan pink salt | No eye research. Sodium has a Daily Value of under 2,300 mg a day |
| 2 | Cinnamon extract | No eye trials; not clearly supported for any condition |
| 3 | AGP choline | Needs of 425-550 mg of choline a day; no eye trials |
| 4 | Bacopa monnieri (20%) | Small, mixed trials on memory, none on eyes |
| 5 | Lutein (5%) | 10 mg a day in AREDS2, which helped people who already had AMD |
| 6 | Bilberry leaf powder | Night-vision trials used berry extracts, not leaf powder |
| 7 | Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) | Adults need 1.3-1.7 mg a day; no eye benefit shown |
| 8 | Gingko biloba powder | No eye trials in our sources |
| 9 | Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin 1%) | Adults need 2.4 mcg a day; helps only if you are low |
| 10 | Zeaxanthin (5%) | 2 mg a day in AREDS2, which helped people who already had AMD |
| 11 | Green tea extract (50%) | No eye trials |
Notice the pattern. Only the two carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, have eye research behind them, and that research used set doses in people who already had AMD (NEI, AREDS2). The other nine have little or no eye evidence in our sources. They may have other reasons to be in a formula, but the label does not say.
Check 6
Check 6: What is missing from the Zeaxan ingredients list?
Two kinds of things are missing. First, every individual amount. Second, four nutrients from the best-studied eye formula: vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc and copper. AREDS2 pairs those with 10 mg of lutein and 2 mg of zeaxanthin (NEI, AREDS2). Zeaxan has none of the four and prints no lutein or zeaxanthin amount, so it is a different product, not a version of AREDS2.
That does not make it useless or unsafe. It means that if your eye doctor told you to take the AREDS2 formula, Zeaxan is not a like-for-like swap. It also means the usual ingredients-versus-research test cannot be finished, because half the test needs a number the label withholds. For a wider look at what to demand from any label, see eye health supplements: 7 checks.
Safety flags
Which Zeaxan ingredients should make you ask a pharmacist?
Ginkgo, because of blood thinners. Bacopa, because of thyroid medicine and liver enzymes. Green tea extract, because of rare liver injury. AGP choline, because of one study on stroke risk. Vitamin B12, if you take metformin. The sorting of each into a plain check is in Zeaxan and medicines: 6 checks.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What are the ingredients in Zeaxan?
The blend lists Himalayan pink salt, cinnamon extract, AGP choline, bacopa monnieri (20%), lutein (5%), bilberry leaf powder, vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine), gingko biloba powder, vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin 1%), zeaxanthin (5%) and green tea extract (50%). Inactive: rice flour, magnesium stearate and silica dioxide.
Does Zeaxan contain lutein and zeaxanthin?
Yes. Lutein (5%) is fifth and zeaxanthin (5%) is tenth in the blend. The amounts are not published. Our best-case arithmetic caps them at about 6 mg and 3 mg per serving, and the real figures are likely lower.
Does Zeaxan contain bilberry?
Yes, as bilberry leaf powder, sixth on the list. The night-vision trials tested berry extracts, not leaf powder, and the best of them did not support the claim (Canter and Ernst, 2004). NCCIH also says bilberry leaves may be unsafe in high doses or for long periods (NCCIH, bilberry).
Does Zeaxan contain ginkgo?
Yes. The label spells it Gingko Biloba Powder and lists it eighth of 11. NCCIH says ginkgo may raise bleeding risk in people who take blood thinners (NCCIH, ginkgo). The amount in Zeaxan is not published.
Does the Zeaxan label list allergens or the capsule shell?
No. The label names rice flour, magnesium stearate and silica dioxide as inactive ingredients and makes no allergen statement. The capsule shell material is not published. Ask the seller for written proof if you must avoid an allergen.
Why can't I compare the Zeaxan label with a study?
Because a blend label gives only the total weight, not each amount (21 CFR 101.36). Studies report set doses, such as 10 mg of lutein and 2 mg of zeaxanthin in AREDS2 (NEI, AREDS2). Without a printed amount, no comparison is possible.
Where we land
Our view
Zeaxan's list is open about names and shut about amounts. That is a fair description, and it is where the trade-off sits. You can see everything that is in the capsule. You cannot see how much of each thing, so you cannot test the product against research, daily needs or a safety limit.
If you like a simple two-capsule routine and accept that, Zeaxan can be an optional extra. If you need printed doses, a different label serves you better. It is not FDA approved, no supplement is, and your doctor should hear about it if you take other medicines.
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