mineral

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.

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).

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.

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.

• Chromium picolinate
• Chromium polynicotinate
• Chromium nicotinate glycinate
• Chromium chloride

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).

• Metabolic BoostSpore.12,120 mcg
• Okinawa Coral CalciumNora Ross2,800 mcg
• POST Cinnamon French ToastCore Nutritionals2,000 mcg
• Ionic ChromiumAM Angstrom Minerals1,500 mcg
• Nutra-BeticWindmill Consumer Products1,000 mcg
• Chol-Less MaxHoltraCeuticals1,000 mcg
• Glucorol SXHoltraCeuticals1,000 mcg
• Chromium Picolinate 1000 mcgup&up1,000 mcg

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.

In which products and brands?

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 4 of 164), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

• AcneAdvance with ColustrumFuturebiotics200 mcg
• AcnetameAddrena60 mcg
• ACNEtaneNutriissa120 mcg
• AcnutrolDesigns for Health400 mcg
• Activated Coral CalciumNatures Plus · off the market86 mcg
• Activated Coral CalciumNaturesPlus86 mcg
• ActivatorNutri-Spec120 mcg
• ActiveComplete Active24 mcg
• ActiveGNC Women's Ultra Mega120 mcg
• Active 50+ Once Daily Multivitamin & Mineral Plus Probiotics (Digestive Support)Trader Joe's200 mcg
• Active 55Buried Treasure Liquid Nutrients100 mcg
• Active 55 Plus Senior ComplexBuried Treasure · off the market100 mcg
• Active Adult 50+Rainbow Light · off the market35 mcg
• Active Adult 50+ MultivitaminRainbow Light · off the market35 mcg
• Active ChocolateGNC Women's Ultra Mega120 mcg
• Active Health TeenRainbow Light · off the market200 mcg
• Active Health Teen MultivitaminRainbow Light · off the market200 mcg
• Active Kids CompleteOneSource · off the market10 mcg
• Active ManMET-Rx200 mcg
• Active Man's FormulaVitabase140 mcg
• Active Men's Alpha-MultiVivid Health Nutrition50 mcg
• Active Milk ChocolateGNC Women's Ultra Mega120 mcg
• Active Mixed BerryGNC Ultra Mega Green120 mcg
• Active MultiFINAFLEX50 mcg
• Active Multi PacksMET-Rx200 mcg
• Active Multi ViteGenestra Brands132 mcg
• Active Multi Vite Gummies Natural Raspberry-Lemon FlavorGenestra Brands50 mcg
• Active Multi Vite Without Vitamin AGenestra Brands132 mcg
• Active One Multi with IronSwanson Premium Brand · off the market200 mcg
• Active SeniorRainbow Light · off the market200 mcg
• Active Senior SafeGuard MultivitaminRainbow Light · off the market200 mcg
• Active Seniors UnflavoredAll One50 mcg
• Active VanillaGNC Women's Ultra Mega120 mcg
• Active Vanilla CremeGNC Women's Ultra Mega120 mcg
• Active Vanilla FlavorReliv25 mcg
• Active Vitamin PackKirkland Signature45 mcg
• Active without IronGNC Women's Ultra Mega120 mcg
• Active WomanMet-Rx200 mcg
• Active Woman's MultiVitabase100 mcg
• Active Women's MultivitaminSuper Nutrition100 mcg
• ActiveEssentialsXYMOGEN · off the market250 mcg
• ActiveMVdotFIT50 mcg
• ActivEssentialsXYMOGEN · off the market250 mcg
• ActivEssentials For WomenXYMOGEN · off the market250 mcg
• ActivEssentials with CalciumXYMOGEN · off the market250 mcg
• ActivEssentials With OncoPlex & D3XYMOGEN EP · off the market250 mcg
• ActivEssentials with OncoPLEX & D3XYMOGEN · off the market250 mcg
• ActiVitBeachBody120,000 mcg as transcribed, likely a slip
• ActiVit Body Toning FormulaBeachbody Nutritionals240 mcg
• ActiVit Metabolism FormulaBeachbody Nutritionals240 mcg

Where next?

• Check an amount of chromium
• Labels above the upper limit
• All ingredients