mineral

Copper supplements

Half of the 6,468 copper supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 1 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, and 1 in 1,067 of the 6,401 with a plausible amount give more than the adult upper limit at the most servings their labels direct (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 60 products whose only supplement ingredient is copper list a median of 2 mg, and 1 in 60 of them give more than the upper limit.

How much copper do supplements contain?

The median product lists 1 mg per serving. One in ten lists 0.2 mg or less, one in ten 2 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 2 mg (1,866 products).

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

The FDA Daily Value for copper is 0.9 mg (adults and children 4 and older). The median product gives 111% of it per serving; the 90th percentile 222%.

The adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level is 10 mg a day (total intake from food, water and supplements). At the most servings their labels direct, 6 of the 6,401 products with a plausible amount (0.1%) give more than that from the supplement alone (what counts as plausible).

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 products list the most copper?

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).

• Copper Bisglycinate 8 mgDr. Mercola8 mg
• Osteo Therapy+Pharmaden7 mg
• Chlorofresh UnflavoredNature's Way6 mg
• Chlorofresh Liquid Chlorophyll Mint FlavoredNature's Way6 mg
• Forever VisionForever5 mg
• AM PackDouglas Laboratories5 mg
• Toki ColorLaneLabs5 mg
• Chloropure Liquid Chlorophyll Mint FlavorCountry Farms5 mg

Have the amounts changed over the years?

Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 1.05 mg; those entered in 2025, 1 mg.

In which products and brands?

Brands listing it most: Douglas Laboratories (170), Nature's Way (149), Nature's Plus (100), Bronson (62), Metagenics (56), Country Life (53), Bluebonnet (51), Vitamin World (50), NOW (49), Rainbow Light (47).

Every product listing copper

6,782 products, A to Z by name (page 49 of 136), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

• Hi Energy Multi for MenFuturebiotics2 mg
• Hi-Potency Multi-Vitamin & MineralWindmill1.35 mg
• Hi-Potency Multi-Vitamin & Mineral SupplementWindmill · off the market1.35 mg
• Hi-Potency Multi-Vitamin Delicious Natural Raspberry FlavorWindmill1.35 mg
• Hi-Tech Multi-Vitamin With MineralsHi-Tech Pharmaceuticals0.4 mg
• Hi-Vidomin Nutritional Multi (hVnl-M)Douglas Laboratories · off the market1.5 mg
• High ADEK MultiBariatric Advantage1.5 mg
• High Bioactivity Life MineralsSource Naturals0.5 mg
• High Level ManHigh Level1 mg
• High Level WomanHigh Level2 mg
• High Potency 50+Foods Plus0.5 mg
• High Potency 50+ Multivitamin & Mineral Formula with LuteinFoods Plus · off the market0.5 mg
• High Potency Amino Acid Chelate Copper 3 mgNature's Plus · off the market3 mg
• High Potency Chelated MultimineralsBluebonnet · off the market1 mg
• High Potency Chewable Multiple Vitamin & Mineral FormulaTrader Joe's0.2 mg
• High Potency Complete SeniorHealthSen$e · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Iron Free Chelated MultimineralsBluebonnet · off the market1 mg
• High Potency MultiFoods Plus0.5 mg
• High Potency Multi PackVitaCeutical Labs2 mg
• High Potency Multi PackVitamer Laboratories2 mg
• High Potency Multi without IronSwanson · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Multi-Vitamin (C+E+Calcium+B1+B2)NewtonEverett1 mg
• High Potency Multi-Vitamin QuinTabs-MFreeda · off the market0.2 mg
• High Potency Multiple Vitamin & MineralTrader Joe's2 mg
• High Potency Multiple VitaminsNew Sun1 mg
• High Potency Multivitamin & Mineral FormulaFoods Plus · off the market0.5 mg
• High Potency One-Per-Day Timed-Release Multi-Vitamins & MineralsNature's Harmony1 mg
• High Potency Soft MultipleKAL1 mg
• High Potency Softgel MultiSwanson Premium Brand · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Softgel MultiSwanson2 mg
• High Potency Softgel Multi without IronSwanson · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Softgel Multi without IronSwanson Premium Brand · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Time Release Ultra Vita Man For MenPuritan's Pride · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Timed Release Ultra Man 50 PlusPuritan's Pride · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Ultra ManNature's Bounty Platinum2 mg
• High Potency Ultra One Daily Caps Iron Free With Beta-CaroteneNature's Plus · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Ultra One Daily Caps with Beta-CaroteneNatures Plus · off the market2 mg
• High Potency Ultra WomanNature's Bounty Platinum2 mg
• High Potency Vision Formula with Lutein, Antioxidants + ZincEqualine2 mg
• High Potency Vita-Lea Gold With Vitamin KShaklee1 mg
• High Potency Vita-Lea MenShaklee1 mg
• High Potency Vita-Lea WomenShaklee1 mg
• High T SeniorHigh T · off the market2 mg
• High T Senior + Beta ProstateHigh T · off the market2 mg
• High T Senior + Prostate SupportHigh T2 mg
• Hiit Aminos Kiwi & Strawberry1 Up Nutrition1 mg
• Hiit Aminos Passion Fruit1 Up Nutrition1 mg
• HimKaruna1.5 mg
• HisWellthy Nutraceuticals2 mg
• His VigorDr. Tobias1 mg

Where next?

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