Is your Vitamin A Synthetic? Probably yes!

Synthetic vitamin A: Palmitate, lemon grass, retinal, beta carotene (can be made synthetically) & Polyprenoic acid folks don’t take any of these.
Vitamin A from Fish oil is natural yet hard to digest and often have toxins. The best is mixed carotenoids from a plant.

*Example of Synthetic Vitamin A: Vitamin A (as beta carotene, retinyl palmitate)
*Example of Synthetic Vitamin A and how some try to trick people: Vitamin A (20% as beta-carotene) 2500 IU, so what is the other 80% made from? Yes Synthetic vitamin A but they didn't put that on the bottle..


A significant number of the vitamin A you will find on the Health Food Store and pharmacy shelves these days are made synthetically through chemical processes, rather than derived directly from plants or other materials. Only a few manufacturers produce natural vitamins. In fact, some manufacturers of vitamin A say they are “Natural Vitamin A” but they are not. Sometimes the word natural use in the name of the company that’s on the label, then people make the mistake in believing that all their products are natural.

It is not difficult to make the distinction between "synthetic" and "natural" vitamins. Some define a natural vitamin as a concentrated nutrient derived from a quality natural source. No artificial colors, flavors, men made material, sweeteners, or preservatives are used.


A natural source contains co-factors and synergistic nutrients that come with it in nature. It is concentrated from its natural source as carefully as possible. No extreme heat, pressure, or toxic solvents are used in the process. The nutrients are prepared from high quality raw ingredients. No artificial chemicals are added. Harsh binders and fillers do hinder absorption and can be toxic to the body. These items are not food thus putting stress on the body to eliminate it.

Synthetic vitamins are made in a laboratory setting from coal tar derivatives. No co-factors are present. Most of the food supplements sold on the market today are synthetic.
An additional way to compare natural and synthetic vitamins is to consider the differences in their molecular structures.

Natural health authorities claim that synthetic vitamins are useless and ineffective. This is only partly true as some synthetic vitamins even synthetic vitamin A can work well for short period of time.