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 71 of 136), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

• MM6 For MenNugevity · off the market1.5 mg
• MM6 For WomenAmeriSciences · off the market1 mg
• MM6 For WomenNugevity · off the market1 mg
• Mns 3AdvoCare2 mg
• Mns CAdvoCare2 mg
• MNS DeltaAdvoCare0.9 mg
• Mns EAdvoCare2 mg
• MochaTonix Cappuccino FlavorMarket America0.4 mg
• MochaTonix Chocolate Mocha FlavorMarket America0.4 mg
• MochaTonix Vanilla FlavorMarket America0.4 mg
• Monster Mass Banana CremeCytoSport0.7 mg
• Monster Mass Cake BatterCytoSport0.7 mg
• Monster Mass ChocolateCytoSportin a blend
• Monster Mass Cookies 'N CremeCytoSport0.7 mg
• Monster Mass Strawberries 'N CremeCytoSportin a blend
• Monster Mass VanillaCytoSport · off the market0.7 mg
• Monster Mass Vanilla CremeCytoSportin a blend
• Monster Massive BananaCytoSport0.7 mg
• Monster Massive ChocolateCytoSport0.7 mg
• Monster Massive Cookies 'N CremeCytoSport0.7 mg
• Monster Massive StrawberryCytoSport0.7 mg
• Monster Massive VanillaCytoSport0.7 mg
• Monster Massive VanillaCytoSport Monster Series0.7 mg
• More Than A Multiple Iron-Free/Vegetarian FormulaAmerican Health1 mg
• More Than A Multiple Multivitamin For MenAmerican Health1 mg
• More Than A Multiple Multivitamin For WomenAmerican Health1 mg
• More Than A Multiple Multivitamin FormulaAmerican Health1 mg
• More Than A Multiple With Brain EssentialsAmerican Health1.5 mg
• More Than A Multiple With Cardio EssentialsAmerican Health1.5 mg
• More Than A Multiple With Energy EssentialsAmerican Health1.5 mg
• More Than A Multiple With Vision EssentialsAmerican Health1.5 mg
• MorningLife Time Fitness · off the market0.75 mg
• Morning BlendSeroVital0.9 mg
• Morning Buzz Blue RaspberryNew Health Corp.0.2 mg
• Morning Buzz Fruit PunchNew Health Corp.0.2 mg
• Morning Buzz Orange BurstNew Health Corp.0.2 mg
• Morning Buzz Sport Blueberry LemonadeNew Health Corp.0.2 mg
• Morning Liquid MultiVitaminCountry Farms0.9 mg
• Morning Man GreensMorning Man0.195 mg
• MorphomultiMN Morphogen Nutrition3 mg
• Mother & ChildPure Essence0.5 mg
• Mother Kare Prenatal MultivitaminNature's Gifts · off the market1 mg
• Mother to BePure Essence0.5 mg
• MPX 1000 Prostate SupportBluebonnet2 mg
• MRP Active ChocolateNutracore Nutrition · off the marketin a blend
• MRP Active Milk And CookiesNutracore Nutrition · off the marketin a blend
• MRP Active VanillaNutracore Nutrition · off the marketin a blend
• MRP All Natural Meal-Replacement Shake ChocolatePure Advantage · off the market0.5 mg
• MRP All Natural Meal-Replacement Shake VanillaPure Advantage · off the market0.5 mg
• MRP Apple Crumb CakeCore Nutritionals0.62 mg

Where next?

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