Physical form

Powder supplements

19,944 products in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database are supplements in powder form, 16,303 of them on the market; they list potassium 3.4 times as often as supplements overall (35% against 10%); 52% list at least one mineral (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).

What kinds of ingredient do supplements in powder form list?

The share of supplements in powder form listing at least one ingredient of each kind (how kinds are counted):

Powder: share listing each kind of ingredient

19,944 products; a product counts once per kind.

Powder: share listing each kind of ingredientMinerals52%Botanicals47%Vitamins41%Other compounds41%Amino acids31%Proteins10%Fiber8%Enzymes7%
Powder: share listing each kind of ingredientMinerals52%Botanicals47%Vitamins41%Other compounds41%Amino acids31%Proteins10%Fiber8%Enzymes7%
Powder: share listing each kind of ingredientMinerals52%Botanicals47%Vitamins41%Other compounds41%Amino acids31%Proteins10%Fiber8%Enzymes7%
Powder: share listing each kind of ingredientMinerals52%Botanicals47%Vitamins41%Other compounds41%Amino acids31%Proteins10%Fiber8%Enzymes7%
Powder: share listing each kind of ingredientMinerals52%Botanicals47%Vitamins41%Other compounds41%Amino acids31%Proteins10%Fiber8%Enzymes7%

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 in powder form contain?

Calcium is the single ingredient they list most (38% of them), then potassium (35%) and vitamin C (25%). The table sets their median amount per serving against the median of every product listing the same ingredient.

Powder: the ingredients most often listed (19,944 products, DSLD version 9.4.0)
IngredientShare listing itMedian hereAll products
Calcium38%100 mg115 mg
Potassium35%150 mg99 mg
Vitamin C25%100 mg100 mg
Iron23%1.7 mg5 mg
Magnesium22%60 mg86 mg
Vitamin B617%3 mg6 mg
Vitamin B1216%25 mcg36 mcg
Niacin15%19 mg20 mg
Vitamin A14%2,000 IU4,000 IU
Caffeine14%200 mg200 mg
Vitamin D13%10 mcg15 mcg
Leucine13%2.6 g2.5 g
Beta-Alanine11%2 g2 g
Phosphorus11%100 mg90 mg
Taurine11%1,000 mg500 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?

Powder by DSLD product type

Powder by product typeOther Combinations10,224Botanical3,263Amino acid/Protein2,954Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1,315Botanical with Nutrients833Fiber and Other Nutrients397Mineral351Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)258
Powder by product typeOther Combinations10,224Botanical3,263Amino acid/Protein2,954Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1,315Botanical with Nutrients833Fiber and Other Nutrients397Mineral351Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)258
Powder by product typeOther Combinations10,224Botanical3,263Amino acid/Protein2,954Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1,315Botanical with Nutrients833Fiber and Other Nutrients397Mineral351Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)258
Powder by product typeOther Combinations10,224Botanical3,263Amino acid/Protein2,954Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1,315Botanical with Nutrients833Fiber and Other Nutrients397Mineral351Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)258
Powder by product typeOther Combinations10,224Botanical3,263Amino acid/Protein2,954Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical1,315Botanical with Nutrients833Fiber and Other Nutrients397Mineral351Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)258

Brands with the most: TerraVita Premium Collection (1,346), BulkSupplements.com (836), NutraBio (310), Core Nutritionals (225), Cellucor (173), Banyan Botanicals (156), PS ProSupps (155), Nutricost (154), Herbadiet (141), ON Optimum Nutrition (133).

Which products are they?

60 of the 19,944: 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: the physical form DSLD records for the label (Powder).

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