PlainVitamins

Core Minerals

by USANA · tablet or pill · 112 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 322313
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 56 servings

Core Minerals by USANA lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 300 mg of vitamin C, 113 mg of calcium, 250 mcg of iodine and 113 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Core Minerals?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Core Minerals: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 322313, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbate300 mg333%Vitamin C in Core Minerals against 18,583 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg300 mg

Higher than 75% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate, Calcium Citrate113 mg9%Calcium in Core Minerals against 17,831 products113 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg113 mg

50% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 226 mg.

Iodineas Potassium Iodide250 mcg167%Iodine in Core Minerals against 6,382 products250 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg250 mcg

Higher than 93% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mcg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium Citrate113 mg27%Magnesium in Core Minerals against 14,003 products113 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg113 mg

Higher than 64% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 226 mg.

Zincas Zinc Citrate10 mg91%Zinc in Core Minerals against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Seleniumas L-Selenomethionine, Sodium Selenite100 mcg182%Selenium in Core Minerals against 7,658 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 65% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Copperas Copper Gluconate1 mg111%Copper in Core Minerals against 6,468 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg1 mg

40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

Manganeseas Manganese Gluconate1 mg43%Manganese in Core Minerals against 7,016 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg1 mg

70% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

Chromiumas Chromium Polynicotinate150 mcg429%Chromium in Core Minerals against 7,825 products150 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg150 mcg

Higher than 69% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg.

Molybdenumas Molybdenum Citrate25 mcg56%Molybdenum in Core Minerals against 4,390 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mcg to 75 mcg, the median 50 mcg.DV 45 mcgUL 2,000 mcg25 mcg

72% of 4,390 products listing molybdenum give more (median 50 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mcg.

Boronas Boron Citrate1.5 mgBoron in Core Minerals against 3,339 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg1.5 mg

Higher than 58% of 3,339 products listing boron (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3 mg.

Siliconas Calcium Silicate2 mgSilicon in Core Minerals against 1,220 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10.5 mg, the median 4 mg.2 mg

61% of 1,220 products listing silicon give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Vanadiumas Vanadium Citrate20 mcgVanadium in Core Minerals against 1,744 products20 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 25 mcg.UL 1,800 mcg20 mcg

53% of 1,744 products listing vanadium give more (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mcg.

Ultra Trace Minerals1.5 mg
L-Cystine80 mgCystine in Core Minerals against 75 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 17 mg to 366.5 mg, the median 75 mg.80 mg

Higher than 52% of 75 products listing cystine (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 322313 (entered February 23, 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 250 mcg of iodine is higher than 93% of the 6,382 iodine products that print an amount; 396 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 Core 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
Directions: Take two (2) tablets twice daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Consult your physician if you are pregnant, nursing, taking a prescription drug, or have a medical condition.
There is a safety seal under the cap. Do not use if the seal is broken or missing.
Storage
Store below 25 degrees C.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 322313.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose, Modified, Croscarmellose Sodium, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Maltodextrin, Starch, Pregelatinized, Silicon Dioxide, Vanilla Extract, Sunflower Lecithin, Palm Olein, Guar Gum.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): OK (Kosher); MWT Potency Guaranteed.

How many labels does Core Minerals have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 322313 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 112 tablets
  2. Label 206911 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market March 20, 2019 · 112 tablets

DSLD also links this label to: Core Minerals (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (manufacturer), Salt Lake City, Utah. All USANA products.

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