Who it is for
Supplements for breastfeeding
817 products in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database are supplements for breastfeeding, 636 of them on the market; they list DHA 8.8 times as often as supplements overall (30% against 3%); 37% list iodine and 30% list DHA and 18% list choline; 68% list at least one vitamin (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).
Data: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, version 9.4.0, current labels; Daily Values 21 CFR 101.9.
What kinds of ingredient do supplements for breastfeeding list?
The share of supplements for breastfeeding listing at least one ingredient of each kind (how kinds are counted):
For breastfeeding: share listing each kind of ingredient
817 products; a product counts once per kind.
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 supplements for breastfeeding contain?
Folate is the single ingredient they list most (61% of them), then vitamin D (59%) and vitamin B6 (58%). The table sets their median amount per serving against the Daily Value for pregnancy.
| Ingredient | Share listing it | Median here | Pregnancy DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folate | 61% | 864 mcg1,333 mcg DFE among the 173 that print it in mcg DFE | 600 mcg DFE |
| Vitamin D | 59% | 10 mcg | 15 mcg |
| Vitamin B6 | 58% | 10 mg | 2 mg |
| Vitamin C | 58% | 100 mg | 120 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 56% | 12 mcg | 2.8 mcg |
| Vitamin E | 55% | 30 IU19 mg among the 194 that print it in mg | 19 mg |
| Iron | 54% | 27 mg | 27 mg |
| Niacin | 52% | 20 mg | 18 mg |
| Zinc | 52% | 15 mg | 13 mg |
| Riboflavin | 51% | 3 mg | 1.6 mg |
| Thiamin | 50% | 1.84 mg | 1.4 mg |
| Calcium | 48% | 200 mg | 1,300 mg |
| Vitamin A | 46% | 4,000 IU1,200 mcg RAE among the 53 that print it in mcg RAE | 1,300 mcg RAE |
| Iodine | 37% | 150 mcg | 290 mcg |
| Copper | 36% | 2 mg | 1.3 mg |
| DHA | 30% | 215 mg | |
| Choline | 18% | 22 mg | 550 mg |
Source: Supplement Facts rows of each product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; pregnancy Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv).
What kinds of products are they?
For breastfeeding by DSLD product type
Brands with the most: Mountain Meadow Herbs (42), Mission Pharmacal CitraNatal (33), Nature's Way (22), Rainbow Light (19), CATALO (19), GNC Women's (15), Avion Pharmaceuticals (12), Trigen Laboratories (12), TriCare Prenatal (10), Carlson (10).
Which products are they, and how much of each key nutrient do they give?
60 of the 817, on-market products first and the newest label first, with folate, vitamin D, iron, iodine, choline and DHA per serving as each label prints it. A blank cell: the label lists none, or no amount of its own. Each ingredient page lists every product that contains it.
Source: Supplement Facts rows of each product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0. Folate appears in mcg DFE or in mcg as the label prints it; the two differ by the form (folic acid or food folate).
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0. How products are chosen: the label's target group in DSLD (breastfeeding).