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Molybdenum supplements

Half of the 4,390 molybdenum supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 50 mcg or less per serving; the middle half list 25 mcg to 75 mcg, and 1 in 1,081 of the 4,325 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 35 products whose only supplement ingredient is molybdenum list a median of 150 mcg, and 1 in 12 of them give more than the upper limit.

Products listing it
4,5994,390 print an amount; 202 list it inside a blend without an amount
Median per serving
50 mcgmiddle half 25 mcg to 75 mcg
FDA Daily Value
45 mcgthe median is 111% of it
Adult upper limit (IOM)
2,000 mcg4 products go above it a day

How much molybdenum do supplements contain?

The median product lists 50 mcg per serving. One in ten lists 12 mcg or less, one in ten 100 mcg or more. The amount printed most often is 75 mcg (963 products).

Products by amount of molybdenum per serving

4,397 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.

Molybdenum: products by amount per serving1 mcg10 mcg100 mcg3,000 mcgDaily Value 45 mcgUpper limit 2,000 mcg
Molybdenum: products by amount per serving1 mcg10 mcg100 mcg1,000 mcg10,000 mcgDaily Value 45 mcgUpper limit 2,000 mcg
Molybdenum: products by amount per serving1 mcg10 mcg100 mcg1,000 mcg10,000 mcgDaily Value 45 mcgUpper limit 2,000 mcg
Molybdenum: products by amount per serving1 mcg3 mcg10 mcg30 mcg100 mcg1,000 mcg10,000 mcgDaily Value 45 mcgUpper limit 2,000 mcg
Molybdenum: products by amount per serving1 mcg3 mcg10 mcg30 mcg100 mcg300 mcg1,000 mcg3,000 mcg10,000 mcgDaily Value 45 mcgUpper limit 2,000 mcg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
75 mcg963 Sport (GNC Mega Men); Sport Milk Chocolate (GNC Mega Men); Sport Vanilla Bean (GNC Mega Men)
50 mcg598 LifeEssence (Pure Essence Labs); Little Angels (Maximum Living); Women's Multiple (Radiance Select)
45 mcg349 Advanced Formula Milltrium (Windmill); Spectravite Advanced Formula (CVS Pharmacy); Complete Advanced Formula USP (Sunmark)
25 mcg331 Mega Vita-Min (Radiance); Time Release Mega Vita-Min (Radiance); Basic Preventive Junior (Douglas Laboratories)
100 mcg248 Ultra Preventive Beta With Copper & Iron (Douglas Laboratories); Ultra Preventive Beta With Copper (Douglas Laboratories); Life's Essentials Plus (Vitabase)
10 mcg188 FocusFactor (FOCUSfactor); Every Woman's One Daily (New Chapter Organics); Ultra Vita-Min Iron Free (Puritan's Pride)
37.5 mcg140 Milltrium Cardio (Windmill); Vita Chews (New Sun); Vitality Total (Melaleuca)
20 mcg131 Kid's Factors Wild Berry Smoothie Mix (Natural Factors); Kid's Factors Daily Nutrient Boost With Whey Protein (Natural Factors); Daily Total One With Maxi-Sorb Delivery System With Iron! (Country Life)
150 mcg122 OptiCleanse Plus Rice Raspberry Lemonade (XYMOGEN); OptiCleanse Plus Rice Original (XYMOGEN); LDA Formula (Douglas Laboratories)
15 mcg69 Nitro-Tech Delicious Vanilla Swirl (MuscleTech); Vegetarian Multi (VitaCeutical Labs); Tablet Multi Vitamin and Mineral (Bronson)

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 molybdenum is 45 mcg (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 2,000 mcg a day (total intake from food, water and supplements). At the most servings their labels direct, 4 of the 4,325 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.

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 molybdenum?

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 50 mcg; those entered in 2025, 50 mcg.

Median molybdenum per serving by the year the label entered DSLD (years with 20+ products)
YearProductsMedian per serving
20119150 mcg
201232850 mcg
201342845 mcg
201419950 mcg
201518245 mcg
201623150 mcg
201724772 mcg
201818650 mcg
201921450 mcg
202041250 mcg
202131545 mcg
202238650 mcg
202338050 mcg
202441750 mcg
202538150 mcg

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

In which products and brands?

Products listing molybdenum by DSLD product type

Molybdenum by product typeOther Combinations3,586Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)415Botanical with Nutrients244Mineral128Amino acid/Protein17Botanical5Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical2
Molybdenum by product typeOther Combinations3,586Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)415Botanical with Nutrients244Mineral128Amino acid/Protein17Botanical5Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical2
Molybdenum by product typeOther Combinations3,586Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)415Botanical with Nutrients244Mineral128Amino acid/Protein17Botanical5Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical2
Molybdenum by product typeOther Combinations3,586Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)415Botanical with Nutrients244Mineral128Amino acid/Protein17Botanical5Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical2
Molybdenum by product typeOther Combinations3,586Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)415Botanical with Nutrients244Mineral128Amino acid/Protein17Botanical5Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical2

Brands listing it most: Douglas Laboratories (179), Nature's Way (125), Nature's Plus (106), MegaFood (52), Rainbow Light (51), New Chapter (49), Thorne Research (48), XYMOGEN (47), GNC Women's Ultra Mega (44), GNC Mega Men (43).

Every product listing molybdenum

4,599 products, A to Z by name (page 88 of 92), 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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