Chelated Iron
by Nature's Sunshine · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 01784 9
- DSLD label 255201
- Serving 1 tablet
- 180 servings
Chelated Iron by Nature's Sunshine lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 45 mg of vitamin C, 62 mg of calcium, 23 mg of iron and 30 mg of phosphorus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2021.
What is in Chelated Iron?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 45 mg | 50% | 80% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Amino Acid Chelate, Dicalcium Phosphate | 62 mg | 5% | 68% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Ironas Ferrous Gluconate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate | 23 mg | 128% | Higher than 87% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg). |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium Phosphate | 30 mg | 2% | 84% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 255201 (entered September 24, 2021), 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.
Which products have the closest formulas?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Iron plus C ComplexShaklee · off the market same ingredients
- +I Boost Iron plus C ComplexShaklee same ingredients
- Calcium Hydroxyapatite Caps 250 mgNOW · off the market 2 shared, 54% alike
- Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP)PureBulk.com 2 shared, 54% alike
- Cal ApatiteMetagenics 2 shared, 54% alike
- Cal Apatite 1000Metagenics 2 shared, 54% alike
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
- Recommended Use: Take 1 tablet daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: Accidental overdose of iron - containing products is 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.
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 255201.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Rose Hips, Yellow Dock, Thyme, Mullein, Chickweed.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ko Pareve (Kosher).
How many labels does Chelated Iron have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 255201 (current) Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 0 99904 01784 9
- Label 207456 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market June 9, 2021 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 99904 01784 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.