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Iron Complete

by GNC Women's · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 20254 5
  • DSLD label 331480
  • Serving 1 caplet
  • 60 servings

Iron Complete by GNC Women's lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 50 mg of vitamin C, 680 mcg DFE of folate, 50 mcg of vitamin B12 and 92 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.

What is in Iron Complete?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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).

Iron Complete: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 331480, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid50 mg56%Vitamin C in Iron Complete against 18,583 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg50 mg

77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Folate680 mcg DFE170%
Folic Acid400 mcg
Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin50 mcg2,083%Vitamin B12 in Iron Complete against 14,425 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Calcium92 mg7%Calcium in Iron Complete against 17,831 products92 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg92 mg

59% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Ironas Ferrous Fumarate30 mg167%Iron in Iron Complete against 6,910 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg30 mg

Higher than 94% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg).

Copperas Copper Gluconate2 mg222%Copper in Iron Complete against 6,468 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg2 mg

Higher than 66% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 331480 (entered July 24, 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 30 mg of iron is higher than 94% of the 6,910 iron products that print an amount; 311 list more.

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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: As a dietary supplement, take one caplet daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Milk. Contains a bioengineered food ingredient.
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 331480.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ethylcellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Sodium Alginate, Gum Arabic, Ammonium Hydroxide, Medium Chain Triglyceride, Magnesium Stearate, Oleic Acid, Vegetable Acetoglycerides, Polyethylene Glycol, Calcium Caseinate, Potassium Gluconate, Polysorbate 80, Carnauba Wax, Triacetin, Sodium Chloride.

How many labels does Iron Complete have?

5 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 331480 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 60 caplets · UPC 0 48107 20254 5
  2. Label 221116 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 3, 2024 · 60 caplets · UPC 0 48107 20254 5
  3. Label 74760 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market December 26, 2019 · 60 caplets
  4. Label 35910 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 60 caplets
  5. Label 961 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market July 22, 2014 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 48107 01176 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names GNC Holdings, LLC (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Women's products.

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