Top 10 Most Complex Supplements by Ingredient Count
PlainVitamins ranks supplement products by the number of distinct ingredients on the label. Updated automatically as new data is processed.
Research period:
Research question
Among the on-market supplement products in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database, which products carry the largest number of distinct labeled ingredients, and what does extreme ingredient complexity indicate about the formulation philosophy of the manufacturer?
Methodology
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Top 10 Most Complex Supplements by Ingredient Count
Live data: reflects the current dataset
- intraKID All-In-One All Natural Raspberry Flavor
intraKID All-In-One All Natural Raspberry Flavor
304 ingredients
- Source of Life Gold Drink Mix Delicious Tropical Fruit Flavor
Source of Life Gold Drink Mix Delicious Tropical Fruit Flavor
257 ingredients
- Gold Liquid Delicious Tropical Fruit Flavor
Gold Liquid Delicious Tropical Fruit Flavor
206 ingredients
- VitaComplete
VitaComplete
196 ingredients
- Green Source
Green Source
161 ingredients
- Maximum Vibrance Chocolate Chunk
Maximum Vibrance Chocolate Chunk
157 ingredients
- Animal Pak
Animal Pak
133 ingredients
- Ultra Source of Life Liquid Natural Mango Pineapple Flavor
Ultra Source of Life Liquid Natural Mango Pineapple Flavor
124 ingredients
- Spectra Infinite Nutrition
Spectra Infinite Nutrition
123 ingredients
- Complete Foods Multi
Complete Foods Multi
122 ingredients
The ranked top 10
Every row below reflects the current 10-record dataset. Reload the page after new data is processed to see the latest values.
| # | Product | Brand | Distinct ingredients | Product type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intraKID All-In-One All Natural Raspberry Flavor | Drucker Labs | 304 | Botanical with Nutrients |
| 2 | Source of Life Gold Drink Mix Delicious Tropical Fruit Flavor | NaturesPlus | 257 | Other Combinations |
| 3 | Gold Liquid Delicious Tropical Fruit Flavor | NaturesPlus Source of Life | 206 | Other Combinations |
| 4 | VitaComplete | Vitabase | 196 | Other Combinations |
| 5 | Green Source | Radiance | 161 | Other Combinations |
| 6 | Maximum Vibrance Chocolate Chunk | Vibrant Health | 157 | Other Combinations |
| 7 | Animal Pak | Animal | 133 | Other Combinations |
| 8 | Ultra Source of Life Liquid Natural Mango Pineapple Flavor | NaturesPlus | 124 | Other Combinations |
| 9 | Spectra Infinite Nutrition | DaVinci Laboratories | 123 | Other Combinations |
| 10 | Complete Foods Multi | Trace Minerals Research | 122 | Other Combinations |
Source: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), Product Catalogue. Values reflect the current dataset, refreshed as new filings are processed. National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), Product Catalogue. Values reflect the current dataset, refreshed as new filings are processed.
Findings
Top entity in the ranking
The top-ranked record in this dataset is intraKID All-In-One All Natural Raspberry Flavor, with a value of 304 on the Distinct ingredients column. The full top-10 set is rendered in the table above. Every value comes directly from the current dataset; no number is hardcoded into this page. When the National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements publishes a revision, the ranking and the prose around it update automatically.
Distribution shape
The gap between the top-ranked record (304) and the 10th-ranked record (122) characterizes how concentrated the top of the distribution is. Where the top value is many multiples of the median value of the visible set, the population is highly concentrated, a small number of entities accumulate the bulk of the measured quantity. Where the top and bottom of the visible set are close together, the distribution is relatively flat across the top end. The full distribution beyond this top-10 cut is summarized in the aggregate context section below and explored in the linked entity profiles.
Aggregate context
Across the full population behind this ranking, here are the summary statistics: how many records exist in total, the sum of the ranking metric across all qualifying records, and the mean per-record value. The methodology page documents the exact filter applied (records with null or zero values on the ranking metric are excluded). This aggregate row is computed from the same dataset that powers the ranking above.
Source provenance
The records in this ranking originate from National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, specifically the Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), Product Catalogue. PlainVitamins ingests the source vintage published by the agency and keeps this page current, there is no static export carrying stale numbers, and a newly published dataset is reflected here within hours. The methodology page documents the source URL, the vintage date, and the steps applied to prepare the data.
Why this ranking matters
Rankings like this one let a reader scan a population quickly and identify outliers, concentrations, and patterns that warrant deeper investigation. The detail pages linked from each entity in the table above give the full per-entity context: time-series history where available, related metrics from adjacent tables, and links onward to the underlying source records. The methodology page explains how an entity earns inclusion in the dataset and how the ranking column is computed at the source.
What this analysis cannot tell us
Ingredient count includes every distinct ingredient listed on the supplement label, active nutritional ingredients, excipient fillers, flow agents, binding agents, coating agents, flavoring agents, and coloring agents are all counted equally. A product with hundreds of ingredients typically represents a all-in-one multivitamin or comprehensive nutritional formula rather than a deeply-formulated single-purpose supplement; clinical efficacy and ingredient dosing are not measured by raw count. The off_market filter excludes products flagged as discontinued in the DSLD, but the off-market flag depends on brand self-reporting and may lag actual market exit. Product names in the DSLD reflect the label-filed name and may include long descriptive variants (flavor, package size, dosage form) that make a single nutritional formula appear as multiple distinct products. The top of the ingredient-count list is dominated by liquid multivitamin formulas, all-in-one greens powders, and proprietary formula products whose ingredient lists run to several hundred entries; consumers should consult licensed clinicians before adopting any complex supplement regimen.
Secondary cut from the same source
Top 10 supplement product types by on-market product count, product type reflects formulation form (capsule, tablet, liquid, powder) rather than active ingredient
- Other Combinations
Other Combinations
12,794 products
- Botanical
Botanical
12,519 products
- Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical
Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical
11,383 products
- Botanical with Nutrients
Botanical with Nutrients
6,470 products
- Vitamin
Vitamin
6,239 products
- Amino acid/Protein
Amino acid/Protein
5,421 products
- Fat/Fatty Acid 4,514
Fat/Fatty Acid
4,514 products
- Mineral 4,141
Mineral
4,141 products
- Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM) 2,009
Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)
2,009 products
Sources
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), https://dsld.od.nih.gov/