PlainVitamins

Chitosan 500 mg Plus Chromium

by NOW · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 02026 0
  • DSLD label 335225
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 80 servings

Chitosan 500 mg Plus Chromium by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 300 mcg of chromium and 1.5 g of chitosan. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.

What is in Chitosan 500 mg Plus Chromium?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 capsules. 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).

Chitosan 500 mg Plus Chromium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 335225, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Albion Chromium Nicotinate Glycinate300 mcg857%Chromium in Chitosan 500 mg Plus Chromium against 7,825 products300 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg300 mcg

Higher than 92% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mcg.

Chitosan1.5 gChitosan in Chitosan 500 mg Plus Chromium against 77 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.45 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.1.5 g

Higher than 95% of 77 products listing chitosan (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 335225 (entered June 25, 2025), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 300 mcg of chromium is higher than 92% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 577 list more.
  • Its 1.5 g of chitosan is higher than 95% of the 77 chitosan products that print an amount; 1 list more.

The NIH database records 2 servings 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 Chitosan 500 mg Plus Chromium'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 Usage: Take 3 capsules immediately before the 2 main meals of the day. Do not exceed 6 capsules per day. Take in conjunction with a sensible diet and exercise program. Take at least 4 hours before or after fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) or medications.
Warnings
Take at least 4 hours before or after fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) or medications.
Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Avoid using if allergic to shellfish.
Not to be used by pregnant or nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication or have a medical condition.
Contains shellfish (shrimp).
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 335225.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Chitosan 500 mg Plus Chromium have?

14 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 335225 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02026 0
  2. Label 313805 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02025 3
  3. Label 245299 Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · 240 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02026 0
  4. Label 74227 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market August 25, 2023 · 240 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02026 0
  5. Label 74226 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02025 3
  6. Label 70851 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market May 1, 2017 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02025 3
  7. Label 56881 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market May 1, 2017 · 240 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02026 0
  8. Label 56880 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02025 3
  9. Label 40295 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02026 0
  10. Label 40294 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02025 3
  11. Label 38873 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market November 26, 2014 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02026 0
  12. Label 38870 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market November 26, 2014 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02025 3
  13. Label 12977 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market October 8, 2014 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02026 0
  14. Label 12975 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market October 8, 2014 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02025 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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