Category

Multivitamins

3,152 products in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database are multivitamins, 2,400 of them on the market; they list iodine 10 times as often as supplements overall (59% against 6%); over 99% list at least one vitamin (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).

What kinds of ingredient do multivitamins list?

The share of multivitamins listing at least one ingredient of each kind (how kinds are counted):

Multivitamins: share listing each kind of ingredient

3,152 products; a product counts once per kind.

Multivitamins: share listing each kind of ingredientVitaminsover 99%Minerals97%Other compounds36%Botanicals26%Enzymes7%Fats and oils5%Amino acids4%Probiotic strains4%
Multivitamins: share listing each kind of ingredientVitaminsover 99%Minerals97%Other compounds36%Botanicals26%Enzymes7%Fats and oils5%Amino acids4%Probiotic strains4%
Multivitamins: share listing each kind of ingredientVitaminsover 99%Minerals97%Other compounds36%Botanicals26%Enzymes7%Fats and oils5%Amino acids4%Probiotic strains4%
Multivitamins: share listing each kind of ingredientVitaminsover 99%Minerals97%Other compounds36%Botanicals26%Enzymes7%Fats and oils5%Amino acids4%Probiotic strains4%
Multivitamins: share listing each kind of ingredientVitaminsover 99%Minerals97%Other compounds36%Botanicals26%Enzymes7%Fats and oils5%Amino acids4%Probiotic strains4%

Source: Supplement Facts rows of each product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0, by the ingredient category DSLD records.

What do multivitamins contain?

Vitamin C is the single ingredient they list most (91% of them), then vitamin D (88%) and vitamin B6 (85%). The table sets their median amount per serving against the median of every product listing the same ingredient.

Multivitamins: the ingredients most often listed (3,152 products, DSLD version 9.4.0)
IngredientShare listing itMedian hereAll products
Vitamin C91%90 mg100 mg
Vitamin D88%12.5 mcg15 mcg
Vitamin B685%3 mg6 mg
Vitamin B1282%10 mcg36 mcg
Vitamin A80%3,500 IU4,000 IU
Folate80%400 mcg400 mcg
Zinc80%11 mg11 mg
Vitamin E79%30 IU30 IU
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)73%10 mg12 mg
Niacin73%20 mg20 mg
Biotin70%75 mcg200 mcg
Calcium69%160 mg115 mg
Thiamin68%2.25 mg5 mg
Riboflavin68%2.5 mg4 mg
Magnesium60%75 mg86 mg

Source: Supplement Facts rows of each product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0.

What kinds of products are they?

Multivitamins by DSLD product type

Multivitamins by product typeMulti-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1,829Other Combinations1,161Botanical with Nutrients127Vitamin35
Multivitamins by product typeMulti-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1,829Other Combinations1,161Botanical with Nutrients127Vitamin35
Multivitamins by product typeMulti-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1,829Other Combinations1,161Botanical with Nutrients127Vitamin35
Multivitamins by product typeMulti-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1,829Other Combinations1,161Botanical with Nutrients127Vitamin35
Multivitamins by product typeMulti-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)1,829Other Combinations1,161Botanical with Nutrients127Vitamin35

Brands with the most: Nature's Way (133), New Chapter (49), Kirkman (41), Centrum (40), Bronson (34), Sundown Naturals (33), Rainbow Light (33), Bayer One A Day (32), Nature Made (32), up&up (32).

Which products are they?

60 of the 3,152: on-market products first, the newest label first. Each ingredient page lists every product that contains it.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0. How products are chosen: DSLD product type "Multi-Vitamin and Mineral", or "multivitamin" in the name.

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