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Mega Minerals

by Standard Vitamins · tablet or pill · 400 tablets

  • Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 1 28838 20503 6
  • DSLD label 219928
  • Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 2 tablets
  • 200 servings

Mega Minerals by Standard Vitamins lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 500 mg of calcium, 250 mg of magnesium, 18 mg of iron and 15 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Mega 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).

Mega Minerals: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 219928, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calcium 500 mg 50% Calcium in Mega Minerals against 17,831 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg500 mg

Higher than 85% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).
Magnesium 250 mg 60% Magnesium in Mega Minerals against 14,003 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg250 mg

Higher than 83% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).
Iron 18 mg 100% Iron in Mega Minerals against 6,910 products18 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg18 mg

Higher than 74% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg).
Zinc 15 mg 100% Zinc in Mega 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).
Manganese 4 mg 200% Manganese in Mega Minerals against 7,016 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg4 mg

Higher than 75% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg).
Copper 2 mg 100% Copper in Mega Minerals 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).
Potassium 45 mg 2% Potassium in Mega Minerals against 11,614 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg45 mg

78% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).
Iodine 224 mcg 150% Iodine in Mega Minerals against 6,382 products224 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg224 mcg

Higher than 89% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 219928 (entered May 22, 2020), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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.

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.

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 1 tablet daily, or as directed by your health care professional.
Warnings
Pregnant or nursing women, or anyone taking medication or who has a medical condition, should consult a health-care professional before using this or any other dietary supplement.
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products if a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of the reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Allergen Statement: Does not contain any of the major food allergens: milk, egg, fish, crustacean shell fish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soy (see www.fda.gov).
Storage
Store container tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 219928.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Gluconate, Calcium Chelate, Magnesium Chelate, Ferrous Fumarate, Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Zinc Citrate, Manganese Chelate, Potassium Complex, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Copper Chelate, Silicon Dioxide, Iron Chelate, Zinc Chelate, Potassium Iodide.

How many labels does Mega Minerals have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 219928 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market January 8, 2024 · 400 tablets · UPC 1 28838 20503 6
  2. Label 219917 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market January 8, 2024 · 100 tablets · UPC 1 28838 10503 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Standard Vitamins Dist. Co. (distributor), Clearwater, FL. All Standard Vitamins products.

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