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351 Milligrams, Fourteen Ingredients: Reading the Retina Clear Blend

What a proprietary blend means, what the average per ingredient works out to and why lutein is the test case.

Retina Clear

Label guide · 5 min read

Retina Clear

The Retina Clear label lists seven nutrients with exact amounts. Then it lists a proprietary blend of 351 mg containing fourteen ingredients, with no amounts for each.

Retina Clear

Divide 351 by fourteen and you get about 25 mg per ingredient on average. Blends are not split evenly. Cheap ingredients are usually used more, and costly ones less.

That matters because research doses are often bigger. Lutein was studied at 10 mg a day, and zeaxanthin at 2 mg. If lutein took 10 mg of the blend, only 341 mg would remain for the other thirteen.

None of this proves the product does not work. It means the label does not let you check. The fair ask is a full breakdown from the seller.

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Before you decide

Ask for the blend breakdown, then choose your pack

A short list keeps you in charge: see the full amounts, book an eye exam if you are due one, and read the 180-day terms before you pay.