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Manganese supplements

Half of the 7,016 manganese supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 2 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, and 1 in 21 of the 6,936 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 42 products whose only supplement ingredient is manganese list a median of 10 mg, and 40% of them give more than the upper limit.

Products listing it
7,3357,016 print an amount; 235 list it inside a blend without an amount
Median per serving
2 mgmiddle half 1 mg to 3.92 mg
FDA Daily Value
2.3 mgthe median is 87% of it
Adult upper limit (IOM)
11 mg331 products go above it a day

How much manganese do supplements contain?

The median product lists 2 mg per serving. One in ten lists 0.5 mg or less, one in ten 6 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 2 mg (1,697 products).

Products by amount of manganese per serving

7,096 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.

Manganese: products by amount per serving0.003 mg0.1 mg1 mg10 mgDaily Value 2.3 mgUpper limit 11 mg
Manganese: products by amount per serving0.003 mg0.03 mg0.3 mg3 mg10 mgDaily Value 2.3 mgUpper limit 11 mg
Manganese: products by amount per serving0.003 mg0.03 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mgDaily Value 2.3 mgUpper limit 11 mg
Manganese: products by amount per serving0.003 mg0.01 mg0.03 mg0.1 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mgDaily Value 2.3 mgUpper limit 11 mg
Manganese: products by amount per serving0.003 mg0.01 mg0.03 mg0.1 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mgDaily Value 2.3 mgUpper limit 11 mg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
2 mg1,697 Sport (GNC Mega Men); Maximum Nutrition Vanilla Bean (GNC Mega Men); Maximum Nutrition Vanilla Creme (GNC Women's Ultra Mega)
1 mg877 Every Woman's One Daily (New Chapter Organics); Calcium Ultra (CVS Pharmacy); Teen Multiple (FemTeen Symmetry)
5 mg626 Super 75 Vitamins & Minerals (Carlson); Men's (Rexall Sundown Naturalist); Women's Multiple (Radiance Select)
2.3 mg390 Advanced Formula Milltrium (Windmill); Spectravite Advanced Formula (CVS Pharmacy); Women's Multivitamin/Multimineral (up&up)
0.5 mg331 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)
4 mg325 Iron Free Daily Multiple 50+ (Sundown Naturals); V.M.T. Extra Strength (Viva Vitamins); Green Source (Radiance)
10 mg256 Complete Minerals Ultra Strength (Viva Vitamins); Mega Vita-Gel (Vitamin World); Mega Vita Gel (Radiance)
3 mg221 Artriphen (XYMOGEN EP); Torch After-Burn Recovery Drink Creamy Vanilla Flavor (Market America); Tablet Multi Vitamin and Mineral (Bronson)
1.5 mg218 Coral Calcium Plus (MicroTech Professional Formulations); Milltrium With Acidophilus Cultures (Windmill); Amplified Endurance Booster Orange (GNC Pro Performance AMP)
2.5 mg153 Bone-Active Bone Reinforcer With Hydroxyapatite (Vitamin World); Maximum Anti-Oxidant Formula (Radiance); Complete Daily With Iron (Sundown Naturals)

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 manganese is 2.3 mg (adults and children 4 and older). The median product gives 87% of it per serving; the 90th percentile 261%.

The adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level is 11 mg a day (total intake from food, water and supplements). At the most servings their labels direct, 331 of the 6,936 products with a plausible amount (4.8%) 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.

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 products list the most manganese?

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 2 mg; those entered in 2025, 2 mg.

Median manganese per serving by the year the label entered DSLD (years with 20+ products)
YearProductsMedian per serving
20111652 mg
20125482.3 mg
20136902 mg
20143262 mg
20153102 mg
20163642 mg
20173792 mg
20182912 mg
20193442 mg
20206772 mg
20215352 mg
20226412 mg
20236172 mg
20246572 mg
20255522 mg

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

In which products and brands?

Products listing manganese by DSLD product type

Manganese by product typeOther Combinations5,709Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)690Botanical with Nutrients465Mineral171Amino acid/Protein35Botanical17Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical7Single Vitamin and Mineral1
Manganese by product typeOther Combinations5,709Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)690Botanical with Nutrients465Mineral171Amino acid/Protein35Botanical17Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical7Single Vitamin and Mineral1
Manganese by product typeOther Combinations5,709Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)690Botanical with Nutrients465Mineral171Amino acid/Protein35Botanical17Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical7Single Vitamin and Mineral1
Manganese by product typeOther Combinations5,709Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)690Botanical with Nutrients465Mineral171Amino acid/Protein35Botanical17Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical7Single Vitamin and Mineral1
Manganese by product typeOther Combinations5,709Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)690Botanical with Nutrients465Mineral171Amino acid/Protein35Botanical17Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical7Single Vitamin and Mineral1

Brands listing it most: Douglas Laboratories (194), Nature's Plus (178), Nature's Way (132), Bronson (68), NOW (67), Rainbow Light (63), Metagenics (62), Country Life (55), XYMOGEN (54), Emergen-C (54).

Every product listing manganese

7,335 products, A to Z by name (page 27 of 147), 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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