Quality palm oil supplement. Contains alpha carotene.
I had a really positive experience with ExcelVite's EVNol SupraBio, so decided to try their palm oil carotenoid supplement.<br /><br />This is apparently 100x more concentrated than regular palm oil. Among the many nutrients it contains, it also contains alpha carotene, which is actually really hard to find. Since this is a concentrate, alpha carotene is provided in naturally occuring proportions. This palm oil concentrate has 1.3 mg total alpha and beta carotene. The only others I found were Swanson Full Spectrum Carotenoid Complex, which has 6 mg alpha carotene, Life Extension MacuGuard Ocular Support with Saffron & Astaxanthin that has 1.2 mg alpha carotene, and Jarrow Formulas carotenall has 0.5 mg. I have no doubt that these are great supplements, but in my case, I'm looking for a palm oil product (excelvite is excellent), and also, I don't tolerate a couple of the other ingredients in these complexes.<br /><br />It's worth noting that plasma carotenoid levels is associated with decelerated aging:  "Extrinsic epigenetic age acceleration exhibits significant associations with fish intake, moderate alcohol consumption, education, BMI, and blood carotenoid levels" (Epigenetic clock analysis of diet, exercise, education, and lifestyle factors, 2016, Aging).
Rating: 5 stars