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ChromeMate

by NOW · capsule · 180 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01417 7
  • DSLD label 244912
  • Serving 1 veg capsule

ChromeMate by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 1.2 mg of niacin and 200 mcg of chromium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in ChromeMate?

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

ChromeMate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 244912, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacin1.2 mg8%Niacin in ChromeMate against 12,413 products1.2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg1.2 mg

98% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Chromiumas Chromium PolynicotinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Polynicotinate) (Alt. Name: ChromeMate)200 mcg571%Chromium in ChromeMate against 7,825 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 244912 (entered March 25, 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?

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:

  • 98% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 1.2 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).

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?

6 products list 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
Suggested Usage: Take 1 capsule daily with a meal.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Diabetics: Use only under a physician's supervision.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 244912.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does ChromeMate have?

13 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 244912 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01417 7
  2. Label 77564 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market August 18, 2023 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01417 7
  3. Label 72122 Entered April 25, 2017 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01415 3
  4. Label 70621 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market May 23, 2017 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01417 7
  5. Label 70619 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01415 3
  6. Label 55226 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01417 7
  7. Label 55225 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01415 3
  8. Label 51777 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 01415 3
  9. Label 51779 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 33739 01417 7
  10. Label 28044 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 33739 01417 7
  11. Label 28043 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 01415 3
  12. Label 14758 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market March 6, 2013 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 33739 01417 7
  13. Label 14757 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market April 4, 2013 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 01415 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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