mineral
Phosphorus supplements
Half of the 3,786 phosphorus supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 90 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 45 mg to 200 mg, and 1 in 1,245 of the 3,735 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).
- Products listing it
- 4,2283,786 print an amount; 432 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 90 mgmiddle half 45 mg to 200 mg
- FDA Daily Value
- 1,250 mgthe median is 7% of it
- Adult upper limit (IOM)
- 4,000 mg3 products go above it a day
How much phosphorus do supplements contain?
The median product lists 90 mg per serving. One in ten lists 20 mg or less, one in ten 350 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 20 mg (235 products).
Products by amount of phosphorus per serving
3,786 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
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 phosphorus is 1,250 mg (adults and children 4 and older). The median product gives 7% of it per serving; the 90th percentile 28%.
The adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level is 4,000 mg a day (total intake from food, water and supplements). At the most servings their labels direct, 3 of the 3,735 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 phosphorus?
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).
- Super Mass Gainer Cookies & CreamDymatize1,380 mg
- Super Mass Gainer Gourmet VanillaDymatize1,380 mg
- Bulk 1340 Double ChocolateGNC Pro Performance1,360 mg
- Super Mass Gainer Rich ChocolateDymatize1,350 mg
- Bulk 1340 VanillaGNC Pro Performance1,300 mg
- Bulk 1340 Strawberries & CreamGNC Pro Performance1,300 mg
- Bulk 1340 Vanilla Ice CreamGNC Pro Performance1,300 mg
- Complete Whole Food Health Optimizer Natural FlavorSequel Vega1,100 mg
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 89.5 mg; those entered in 2025, 89 mg.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 168 | 89.5 mg |
| 2012 | 295 | 99 mg |
| 2013 | 378 | 100 mg |
| 2014 | 211 | 120 mg |
| 2015 | 227 | 100 mg |
| 2016 | 226 | 94 mg |
| 2017 | 211 | 81 mg |
| 2018 | 195 | 90 mg |
| 2019 | 200 | 70 mg |
| 2020 | 248 | 91.5 mg |
| 2021 | 229 | 82 mg |
| 2022 | 278 | 84.5 mg |
| 2023 | 282 | 82 mg |
| 2024 | 313 | 89 mg |
| 2025 | 325 | 89 mg |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing phosphorus by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: NutraBio (167), Nature's Plus (85), Country Life (63), Metagenics (61), Indiana Botanic Gardens (57), Emergen-C (49), Universal (47), Core Nutritionals (46), Shaklee (44), Douglas Laboratories (42).
Every product listing phosphorus
4,228 products, A to Z by name (page 78 of 85), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Unicomplex-MRugby45 mg
- Unipro's Pefect Protein Chocolate FlavorUnipro50 mg
- Unipro's Perfect Protein Vanilla FlavorUnipro60 mg
- Universal Gain Fast 3100 Cookies & CreamUniversal977 mg
- Universal Gain Fast 3100 Cookies & Cream FlavorUniversal977 mg
- Universal Gain Fast 3100 Strawberry ShakeUniversal950 mg
- Universal LAVA Orange SlushUniversal260 mg
- Universal Power Protein Chocolate FlavorUniversal65 mg
- Universal Power Protein Vanilla FlavorUniversal58 mg
- Universal Ultra ISO Whey Lemonade ChillerUniversal54 mg
- Universal Ultra ISO Whey Tropical PunchUniversal58 mg
- Universal whey Pro Chocolate Ice CreamUniversal98 mg
- Unleashed Tropical Fruit PunchFight Labs65 mg
- Unsweetened Spiru-Tein High Protein Energy Meal Simply Natural BananaNature's Plus · off the market200 mg
- Unsweetened Spiru-Tein High Protein Energy Meal Simply Natural Peaches & CreamNature's Plus · off the market200 mg
- Unsweetened Spiru-Tein High Protein High Energy Meal Simply Natural ChocolateNature's Plus · off the market200 mg
- Unsweetened Spiru-Tein High Protein High Energy Meal Simply Natural Original VanillaNature's Plus · off the market200 mg
- Unsweetened Spiru-Tein High Protein High Energy Meal Simply Natural StrawberryNature's Plus · off the market200 mg
- Up Your Mass CinnaBunMHP Maximum Human Performancein a blend
- Up Your Mass Cookies 'N CreamMHP Maximum Human Performancein a blend
- Up Your Mass Fudge BrownieMHP Maximum Human Performancein a blend
- Up Your Mass Peanut Butter CookieMHP Maximum Human Performancein a blend
- Up Your Mass StrawberryMHP Maximum Human Performance870 mg
- Up Your Mass VanillaMHP Maximum Human Performancein a blend
- Up Your Mass XXXL 1350 Milk ChocolateMHP Maximum Human Performance350 mg
- Upliftment FormulaAltrum80 mg
- Upliftment Formula Mood Enhancement SupportAltrum · off the market80 mg
- Urgent Cell RepairPhytAge Labs75 mg
- VanillaON Optimum Nutrition1,620 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Vanilla Cleanse ShakeCleanin a blend
- Vanilla CustardON Optimum Nutritionin a blend
- Vanilla Mushroom Apaptogenic ProteinMoon Juice20 mg
- Vanilla ShakeUniversal950 mg
- Vanilla ThrillaSwee2ooth · off the market80 mg
- Ve ChocolateAbout Time · off the marketin a blend
- Ve VanillaAbout Timein a blend
- Ve Vegan Protein ChocolateAbout Timein a blend
- Vegan Chocolate BrownieArms Race Nutrition220 mg
- Vegan Collagen Builder French VanillaPortions Master Vegan150 mg
- Vegan Collagen Builder Salted CaramelPortions Master Vegan140 mg
- Vegan FormulaGreens Today52 mg
- Vegan Mineral ComplexKala Health0.2 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Vegan Morning Multi-VitaminTropical Oasisin a blend
- Vegan MultivitaminNumber One Nutrition72 mg
- Vegan MultivitaminsRise-N-Shine24 mg
- Vegan Protein Natural VanillaNeoLife184 mg
- Vegan Rice Protein Spectrum Shake Vanilla FlavorNutriBiotic · off the market80 mg
- Vegan Strawberries 'N CreamArms Race Nutrition200 mg
- Vege Fuel UnflavoredTwinlab284 mg
- Vegetarian Enzyme ComplexFuturebiotics118 mg