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Mega-Mins Hold the Iron

by Nature's Plus · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • Off the market since February 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 97467 03306 1
  • DSLD label 69165
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

Mega-Mins Hold the Iron by Nature's Plus lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,000 mg of calcium, 150 mg of phosphorus, 225 mcg of iodine and 500 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2016.

What is in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron?

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-Mins Hold the Iron: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 69165, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium Amino Acid Chelate/ComplexCalcium (Form: as Calcium Amino Acid Chelate/Complex)1,000 mg100%Calcium in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 17,831 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg1,000 mg

Higher than 95% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Phosphorusas Phosphorus Amino Acid ComplexPhosphorus (Form: as Phosphorus Amino Acid Complex)150 mg15%Phosphorus in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 3,786 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg150 mg

Higher than 67% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg).

Iodineas KelpIodine (Form: from Kelp)225 mcg150%Iodine in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 6,382 products225 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg225 mcg

Higher than 90% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate/ComplexMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate/Complex)500 mg125%Magnesium in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 14,003 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg500 mg

Higher than 96% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). 1.4 times the adult UL a day.

Zincas Zinc Amino Acid ChelateZinc Complex (Form: as Zinc Amino Acid Chelate)50 mg333%Zinc in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 13,186 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg50 mg

Higher than 97% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). 1.3 times the adult UL a day.

Seleniumas Selenium Amino Acid ChelateSelenium (Form: as Selenium Amino Acid Complex)4 mcg6%Selenium in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 7,658 products4 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg4 mcg

98% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

Manganeseas Manganese Amino Acid Chelate/ComplexManganese (Form: as Manganese Amino Acid Chelate/Complex)10 mg500%Manganese in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 7,016 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg10 mg

Higher than 93% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg).

Chromiumas Chromium Amino Acid ChelateChromium (Form: as Chromium Amino Acid Chelate)4 mcg3%Chromium in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 7,825 products4 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg4 mcg

98% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg).

Potassiumas Potassium Amino Acid ComplexPotassium (Form: as Potassium Amino Acid Complex)99 mg3%Potassium in Mega-Mins Hold the Iron against 11,614 products99 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg99 mg

49% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 69165 (entered December 23, 2016), 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?

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 1,000 mg of calcium is higher than 95% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 314 list more.
  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 500 mg of magnesium, 1.4 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of zinc, 1.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • 98% of the 7,658 products that print an amount of selenium list more than its 4 mcg of selenium (median 55 mcg).
  • Its 10 mg of manganese is higher than 93% of the 7,016 manganese products that print an amount; 228 list more.
  • 98% of the 7,825 products that print an amount of chromium list more than its 4 mcg of chromium (median 100 mcg).

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 Mega-Mins Hold the Iron'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: As a dietary supplement, two tablets once daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free from artificial colors and preservatives.
Yeast Free
Gluten free
Storage
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 69165.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Calcium Carbonate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Stearic Acid, Potassium Citrate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, isolated Soy Protein, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Carob, Potassium Iodide, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality natural supplements.

How many labels does Mega-Mins Hold the Iron have?

3 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 69165 (current) Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 97467 03306 1
  2. Label 49373 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market October 31, 2016 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 97467 03306 1
  3. Label 12970 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 97467 03306 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. makers of Nature's Plus (manufacturer), Amityville, New York. All Nature's Plus products.

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