Chromium Nicotinate Complex
by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 51821 00419 8
- DSLD label 299158
- Serving 2 vegetable capsules
- 30 servings
Chromium Nicotinate Complex by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetable capsules, such as 1.5 mg of niacin and 400 mcg of chromium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.
What is in Chromium Nicotinate Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetable capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niacinas Chromium Dinicotinate | 1.5 mg | 8% | 98% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). |
| Chromiumas Chromium Dinicotinate | 400 mcg | 333% | Higher than 93% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299158 (entered November 22, 2023), 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:
- 98% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 1.5 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
- Its 400 mcg of chromium is higher than 93% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 391 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Biothin Berberine with ChromiumDr. Mercola same ingredients
- Chromium Nicotinate ComplexProgressive Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- ChromemateDaVinci Laboratories of Vermont same ingredients
- Chromium Polynicotinate+BodSmith · off the market same ingredients
- Chromium 200 mcgHigher Nature same ingredients
- Chromium 200 mcgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
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: Two vegetable capsules daily, or more, as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Sold only for dispensing by a licensed health care professional.
- Not to be used by pregnant or lactating women.
- Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 299158.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, L-Leucine.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Certified GMP Compliant Good Manufacturing Practices 21 CFR 111.
How many labels does Chromium Nicotinate Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on November 22, 2023.
- Label 299158 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 3 51821 00419 8
DSLD also links this label to: Chromium Nicotinate Complex (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Irving, Texas. All Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories products.