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Chromium supplements

Half of the 7,825 chromium supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 100 mcg or less per serving; the middle half list 45 mcg to 200 mcg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 229 products whose only supplement ingredient is chromium list a median of 200 mcg.

Products listing it
8,1697,825 print an amount; 277 list it inside a blend without an amount
Median per serving
100 mcgmiddle half 45 mcg to 200 mcg
FDA Daily Value
35 mcgthe median is 286% of it

How much chromium do supplements contain?

The median product lists 100 mcg per serving. One in ten lists 18 mcg or less, one in ten 240 mcg or more. The amount printed most often is 200 mcg (1,376 products).

Products by amount of chromium per serving

7,889 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.

Chromium: products by amount per serving3 mcg30 mcg1,000 mcg30,000 mcgDaily Value 35 mcg
Chromium: products by amount per serving1 mcg10 mcg100 mcg1,000 mcg30,000 mcgDaily Value 35 mcg
Chromium: products by amount per serving1 mcg10 mcg100 mcg1,000 mcg10,000 mcgDaily Value 35 mcg
Chromium: products by amount per serving1 mcg3 mcg10 mcg30 mcg100 mcg1,000 mcg10,000 mcg100,000 mcgDaily Value 35 mcg
Chromium: products by amount per serving1 mcg3 mcg10 mcg30 mcg100 mcg300 mcg1,000 mcg10,000 mcg100,000 mcgDaily Value 35 mcg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
200 mcg1,376 Don't Pause For Women (ANTIAGING Institute of California); Cinnamon Plus Chromium (GNC Herbal Plus); Chromium Picolinate 200 mcg (Sundown Naturals)
120 mcg1,035 Sport (GNC Mega Men); Maximum Nutrition Vanilla Bean (GNC Mega Men); Maximum Nutrition Vanilla Creme (GNC Women's Ultra Mega)
100 mcg778 Amazing Rainforest Discovery Yerba Mate Power-Burn Diet (Applied Nutrition); Anatherm Heat Metabolics Stimulator (NatureSmart); AcaiSlim (Garden Greens)
50 mcg538 Massport (Infinite labs); Little Angels (Maximum Living); Teen Multiple (FemTeen Symmetry)
60 mcg407 Every Woman's One Daily (New Chapter Organics); CardioDaily (CardioTabs); FortiSalt Gourmet (FortiSalt)
35 mcg277 Advanced Formula Milltrium (Windmill); Spectravite Advanced Formula (CVS Pharmacy); Century Ultimate Men's (Top Care)
25 mcg265 Complete Minerals Ultra Strength (Viva Vitamins); Mega Vita-Min (Radiance); Super 75 Vitamins & Minerals (Carlson)
10 mcg189 1,000 mg Vitamin C Lite (Emergen-C); Blue 1,000 mg Vitamin C Berry Blue (Emergen-C); Immune Defense Formula Ruby Lemon Honey (Emergen-C)
400 mcg177 MultiFactors Women's (Natural Factors); MultiFactors Men's (Natural Factors); MultiFactors Men's 50+ (Natural Factors)
20 mcg163 Cut-Up Plus (Bricker Labs); Kid's Factors Wild Berry Smoothie Mix (Natural Factors); Kid's Factors Daily Nutrient Boost With Whey Protein (Natural Factors)

Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).

How do the amounts compare with the Daily Value and the upper limit?

The FDA Daily Value for chromium is 35 mcg (adults and children 4 and older). The median product gives 286% of it per serving; the 90th percentile 686%.

The upper limit is for total intake from food, water and supplements unless stated, and does not apply under medical supervision. A label amount is what the maker printed. This is data, not advice: the NIH ODS fact sheets explain what each nutrient does.

Sources: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv) (Daily Values); Institute of Medicine, DRI summary tables (2011) (upper limits); on reading them, the FDA's Daily Value page.

Which forms of chromium do labels name?

Chromium picolinate is the form named most often: 2,056 of the 8,169 chromium products (25%), ahead of chromium polynicotinate (1,590, 19%) and chromium nicotinate glycinate (858, 11%). A product naming two forms counts in both; the table below gives every form.

Products by the form of chromium on the label

Count, and the median amount per serving in that form.

Chromium by formChromium picolinate2,056, median 120 mcgChromium polynicotinate1,590, median 120 mcgChromium nicotinate glycinate858, median 100 mcgChromium chloride663, median 60 mcg
Chromium by formChromium picolinate2,056, median 120 mcgChromium polynicotinate1,590, median 120 mcgChromium nicotinate glycinate858, median 100 mcgChromium chloride663, median 60 mcg
Chromium by formChromium picolinate2,056, median 120 mcgChromium polynicotinate1,590, median 120 mcgChromium nicotinate glycinate858, median 100 mcgChromium chloride663, median 60 mcg
Chromium by formChromium picolinate2,056, median 120 mcgChromium polynicotinate1,590, median 120 mcgChromium nicotinate glycinate858, median 100 mcgChromium chloride663, median 60 mcg
Chromium by formChromium picolinate2,056, median 120 mcgChromium polynicotinate1,590, median 120 mcgChromium nicotinate glycinate858, median 100 mcgChromium chloride663, median 60 mcg
Chromium: products naming each form, and their median amount per serving (DSLD version 9.4.0)
FormProductsShare of chromium productsMedian per serving
Chromium picolinate2,05625%120 mcg
Chromium polynicotinate1,59019%120 mcg
Chromium nicotinate glycinate85811%100 mcg
Chromium chloride6638%60 mcg

Source: the form each label gives for its chromium row (DSLD "forms"), current labels.

Which products list the most chromium?

On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).

Have the amounts changed over the years?

Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 120 mcg; those entered in 2025, 100 mcg.

Median chromium per serving by the year the label entered DSLD (years with 20+ products)
YearProductsMedian per serving
2011175120 mcg
2012565104 mcg
2013692100 mcg
2014437100 mcg
2015389100 mcg
2016376120 mcg
2017418120 mcg
2018310100 mcg
2019383120 mcg
2020723100 mcg
2021604100 mcg
2022743100 mcg
2023687100 mcg
2024750120 mcg
2025637100 mcg

Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.

In which products and brands?

Products listing chromium by DSLD product type

Chromium by product typeOther Combinations6,106Botanical with Nutrients698Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)608Mineral362Amino acid/Protein41Botanical30Single Vitamin and Mineral30Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical12
Chromium by product typeOther Combinations6,106Botanical with Nutrients698Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)608Mineral362Amino acid/Protein41Botanical30Single Vitamin and Mineral30Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical12
Chromium by product typeOther Combinations6,106Botanical with Nutrients698Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)608Mineral362Amino acid/Protein41Botanical30Single Vitamin and Mineral30Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical12
Chromium by product typeOther Combinations6,106Botanical with Nutrients698Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)608Mineral362Amino acid/Protein41Botanical30Single Vitamin and Mineral30Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical12
Chromium by product typeOther Combinations6,106Botanical with Nutrients698Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)608Mineral362Amino acid/Protein41Botanical30Single Vitamin and Mineral30Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical12

Brands listing it most: Douglas Laboratories (223), Nature's Plus (165), NOW (69), XYMOGEN (64), Bronson (62), Metagenics (62), New Chapter (58), Pure Encapsulations (58), MegaFood (56), Rainbow Light (56).

Every product listing chromium

8,169 products, A to Z by name (page 158 of 164), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

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