800 micrograms
IU is not a unit of mass, but a measure for biological activity. The mass of 1 IU is different for every substance. 1 IU of vitamin A is 0.3 micrograms 1 IU of vitamin B is 50 micrograms.
Beta carotene, or Vitamin A, is fat soluble and has an acute toxicity at 25,000 IU/kg of body weight. 15,000 IU is equivalent to 4500 micrograms, or 45000 milligrams.
A huge number. Doses of vitamin D are usually measured in mcg (micrograms), not mg (milligrams). You would have to take eight hundred thousand 5000 IU tablets of vitamin D to be one hundred thousand MG. That's 800,000 5000 iu tablets of vitamin D = 100,000 mg. Even if you mean micrograms (mcg) it would require eight hundred (800) 5000 iu tablets of vitamin D to be 100,000 mcg. 800 5000 iu tablets of vitamin D = 100,000 mcg.
10,000 IU of vitamin A is equivalent to 3,000 mcg.
Keep in mind that conversions from IU to mg are specific for each vitamin, so this formula/answer is only applicable for Vitamin D. You first have to convert the 2,000 IU into mcg. Each IU of Vitamin D is equal to 40 mcg, so you divide 2,000 by 40 which equals 50. Then you have to convert the mcg amount into mg which you do by dividing the mcg amount by 100. In this case 50 divided by 100, which equals 0.5, which means that 2,000 IU of Vitamin D is 0.5 mg
3500 IU is equal to 1050 mcg (microgram) retinol (Vitamin A)
Recalculate it from the IU-definition for VitA, but be sure the difference betweenretinol (C20H30O) and β-carotene (C40H56), both can be taken to be Vitamin A!By definition for Vitamin A:1 IU vitamin A is the biological equivalent of 0.3 μg retinol, or of 0.6 μg β-caroteneExamples:6 μg of dietary β-carotene is equivalent to 3⅓ IU of vitamin A and is equivalent to 3⅓ IU of vitamin A.This same amount also supplies the equivalent of 1 μg of retinol (or 1 RE =Retinol Equivalent) and is also equivalent to 3⅓ IU of vitamin A.So 5000 IU is 1500 μg retinol or 3000 μg β-carotene
How can I convert from international units (IU) to milligrams or micrograms?Generally speaking, you can't. IU's measure the potency of a drug, not its mass or weight.
The original person who answered this stated it was 400IU...This is wrong and could possibly be a grave mistake if someone were to follow this crap answer. each ONE mg = 40,000 IU whoever answered this is playing around in things they shouldn't touch. 4000 mg would be 160,000,000 IU and would be a fatal dose of vitamin D. ALWAYS go look for other answers before you trust the first thing you find people.
The international unit (IU) is not a measure of mass but only a measure of the drug effect.
100,000 IU
There are 1000 micrograms (mcg) to a milligram (mg). Consumers most often see IU's on the labels of vitamin packages: in standard preparations the equivalent of 1 IU is 0.3 microgram (0.0003 mg) for vitamin A, 50 micrograms (0.05 mg) for vitamin C, 25 nanograms (0.000 025 mg) for vitamin D, and 2/3 milligram for (natural) vitamin E. Please note: for many substances there is no definite conversion between international units and mass units (such as milligrams). This is because preparations of those substances vary in activity, so that the effect per milligram of one preparation is different from that of another. Most vitamins are based on the IU values, so why do you want to convert them when you do not buy them that way? To do some further research on your vitamin choices, visit the following web site: http://www.changingshape.com/resources/references/vmchart.asp IU stands for International Unit, which used to be the method of measurement for Vitamin A. It has since changed to ug (micrograms) of RAE, which stands for Retinol Activity Units. Converting from IU to ug of RAE varies depending on the form of Vitamin A you're talking about. For most supplements however, it averages that 1 IU = 0.15 ug of RAE. Tom M Fort Wayne, IN