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

• Muscle Infusion Black Vanilla VillainNutrex Research0.7 mg
• Muscle Infusion ChocolateNutrex Research0.11 mg
• Muscle Infusion Chocolate Banana CrunchNutrex Research0.11 mg
• Muscle Infusion Chocolate Peanut Butter CrunchNutrex Research0.11 mg
• Muscle Infusion VanillaNutrex Research0.11 mg
• Muscle Mass Gainer ChocolateLabradain a blend
• Muscle Matrix MRP Banana CreamNutraBio1 mg
• Muscle Matrix MRP Chocolate MilkshakeNutraBio · off the market1 mg
• Muscle Matrix MRP Creamy VanillaNutraBio · off the market1 mg
• Muscle Matrix MRP Strawberry SmoothieNutraBio1 mg
• Muscle Matrix MRP Women's Formula Banana CreamNutraBio1 mg
• Muscle Matrix MRP Women's Formula Chocolate MilkshakeNutraBio1 mg
• Muscle Matrix MRP Women's Formula Creamy VanillaNutraBio1 mg
• Muscle Matrix MRP Women's Formula Strawberry SmoothieNutraBio1 mg
• Muscle MemoryLife Priority0.42 mg
• Muscle Milk Banana Creme ShakeChampBev1 mg
• Muscle Milk Brownie BatterCytoSport0.7 mg
• Muscle Milk ChocolateCytoSport0.7 mg
• Muscle Milk Chocolate Milk ShakeChampBev1 mg
• Muscle Milk Collegiate Chocolate Milk ShakeCytoSport0.5 mg
• Muscle Milk Collegiate Vanilla Creme ShakeCytoSport0.4 mg
• Muscle Milk Cookies 'N' Creme ShakeChampBev0.44 mg
• Muscle Milk Light Banana CremeCytoSport0.7 mg
• Muscle Milk Light Cake BatterCytoSport0.7 mg
• Muscle Milk Light Chocolate MilkCytoSport0.7 mg
• Muscle Milk Light Peanut Butter ChocolateCytoSport0.7 mg
• Muscle Milk Light Vanilla CremeCytoSport0.7 mg
• Muscle Milk Orange CremeCytoSportin a blend
• Muscle Milk Pro Series Intense VanillaMuscle Milkin a blend
• Muscle Milk Pro Series Knockout ChocolateMuscle Milk0.2 mg
• Muscle Milk Strawberry BananaCytoSportin a blend
• Muscle Milk Vanilla Creme ShakeChampBev0.44 mg
• Muscle Optimeal Chocolate FlavorJarrow Formulas · off the market0.8 mg
• Muscle Optimeal Vanilla CremeJarrow Formulas · off the market0.6 mg
• Muscle XGF Rich Chocolate CreamAST Sports Sciencein a blend
• Muscle XGF Vanilla Ice CreamAST Sports Sciencein a blend
• Muscle-Mins Extra StrengthAA Anabolic Agents · off the market0.05 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
• MuscLean Chocolate MilkshakeMetabolic Nutritionin a blend
• MuscLean Peanut Butter MilkshakeMetabolic Nutritionin a blend
• MuscLean Strawberry MilkshakeMetabolic Nutritionin a blend
• MuscLean Vanilla MilkshakeMetabolic Nutritionin a blend
• Mutli-ADEKCelebrate2.2 mg
• Mv Macular Vitamin BenefitsPRN Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals2 mg
• MVM-A Antioxidant ProtocolAllergy Research Group · off the market0.4 mg
• MVM-A with AntioxidantsNutriCology0.4 mg
• MVM-A with AntioxidantsAllergy Research Group0.4 mg
• My Favorite Multiple EnergizerNatrol2 mg
• My Favorite Multiple For WomenNatrol2 mg
• My Favorite Multiple Original MultivitaminNatrol1 mg
• My Favorite Multiple Original Multivitamin Iron-FreeNatrol1.3 mg

Where next?

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