PlainVitamins

Balanced Minerals

by MegaFood · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 51494 10169 8
  • DSLD label 287368
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 30 servings

Balanced Minerals by MegaFood lists 11 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 100 mg of calcium, 50 mcg of iodine, 50 mg of magnesium and 15 mg of zinc; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in Balanced Minerals?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Balanced Minerals: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 287368, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium Bisglycinatefermented calcium bisglycinate100 mg8%Calcium in Balanced Minerals against 17,831 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg100 mg

53% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Iodineas Iodine Glycinatefermented Iodine Glycinate50 mcg33%Iodine in Balanced Minerals against 6,382 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg50 mcg

81% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Bisglycinatefermented Magnesium Bisglycinate50 mg12%Magnesium in Balanced Minerals against 14,003 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg50 mg

59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc Bisglycinatefermented Zinc Bisglycinate15 mg136%Zinc in Balanced Minerals against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas Selenium Glycinatefermented Selenium Glycinate60 mcg109%Selenium in Balanced Minerals against 7,658 products60 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg60 mcg

Higher than 50% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Manganeseas Manganese Bisglycinatefermented Manganese Bisglycinate2 mg87%Manganese in Balanced Minerals against 7,016 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg2 mg

38% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg).

GTF Chromiumas Chromium Glutamate, Chromium Glycinate, Chromium NicotinateFermented Chromium Glutamate, fermented Chromium Nicotinate, fermented Chromium Glycinate60 mg171%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for chromium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Molybdenumas Molybdenum Bisglycinatefermented Molybdenum Bisglycinate23 mcg51%Molybdenum in Balanced Minerals against 4,390 products23 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mcg to 75 mcg, the median 50 mcg.DV 45 mcgUL 2,000 mcg23 mcg

80% of 4,390 products listing molybdenum give more (median 50 mcg).

Boronas Boron Triglycinatefermented Boron Triglycinate500 mcgBoron in Balanced Minerals against 3,339 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg0.5 mg

65% of 3,339 products listing boron give more (median 1 mg).

Organic Herb Blend150 mg
Nettleorganicin the blend, no amount given
Horsetailorganicin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 287368 (entered July 18, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Balanced Minerals's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested use: Adults take 3 tablets daily with a beverage. May be taken any time of day, even on an empty stomach.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Made without milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish and sesame. Made without 9 food allergens Glyphosate residue free detoxproject.org Gluten free
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool place and avoid exposure to moisture. Once open, consume within three months.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 287368.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Brown Rice, Rice Protein, autolyzed Yeast extract, Yeast, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Tested for 125+ pesticides herbicides Glyphosate Residue Free detoxproject.org Certified B Corporation OK (Kosher).

How many labels does Balanced Minerals have?

4 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 287368 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10169 8
  2. Label 265158 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 25, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10169 8
  3. Label 177319 Entered May 24, 2018 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10169 8
  4. Label 62505 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market January 5, 2018 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10169 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names MegaFood (manufacturer), Manchester, NH. All MegaFood products.

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