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Trace Minerals

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since January 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 01628 3
  • DSLD label 219319
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Trace Minerals by Pure Encapsulations lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 100 mcg of iodine, 15 mg of zinc, 70 mcg of selenium and 2 mg of manganese. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Trace Minerals?

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

Trace Minerals: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 219319, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Iodineas Potassium IodideIodine (Form: as Potassium Iodide)100 mcg67%Iodine in Trace Minerals against 6,382 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg100 mcg

59% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: as Zinc Picolinate)15 mg100%Zinc in Trace 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). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Seleniumas SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: as Selenomethionine)70 mcg100%Selenium in Trace Minerals against 7,658 products70 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg70 mcg

Higher than 52% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mcg.

Manganeseas Manganese CitrateManganese (Form: as Manganese Citrate)2 mg100%Manganese in Trace Minerals against 7,016 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg2 mg

38% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Chromiumas Chromium PicolinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Picolinate)200 mcg167%Chromium in Trace Minerals 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). Per day at the most servings: 400 mcg.

Molybdenumas TRAACS Molybdenum Glycinate ChelateMolybdenum (Form: as TRAACS Molybdenum Glycinate Chelate)100 mcg133%Molybdenum in Trace Minerals against 4,390 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mcg to 75 mcg, the median 50 mcg.DV 45 mcgUL 2,000 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 86% of 4,390 products listing molybdenum (median 50 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Boron GlycinateBoron (Form: as Boron Glycinate)1 mg

The label names the compound (Boron Glycinate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the boron it holds, so it is not placed among other products.

Vanadiumas Bis-Glycinato OxoVanadiumVanadium (Form: as Bis-Glycinato Oxo Vanadium)250 mcgVanadium in Trace Minerals against 1,744 products250 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 25 mcg.UL 1,800 mcg250 mcg

Higher than 90% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mcg.

Silicaas Bamboo (Bambusa spp) extractSilica (Form: from Bamboo (Bambusa spp) extract PlantPart: stem Genus: Bambusa Species: spp)10 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 219319 (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?

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 250 mcg of vanadium is higher than 90% of the 1,744 vanadium products that print an amount; 156 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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 Trace Minerals's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • BioMins IIThorne · off the market 8 shared, 65% alike
  • Pic-MinsThorne Research · off the market 7 shared, 64% alike
  • Trace MineralsThorne Research · off the market 7 shared, 64% alike
  • Pic-MinsThorne · off the market 7 shared, 64% alike
  • BioMin IIThorne Research · off the market 8 shared, 61% alike
  • Citramins IIThorne Research · off the market 8 shared, 61% 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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1-2 times daily, with meals.
Warnings
Tamper resistant: Use only if safety seal is intact.
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Commitment to Quality Program Sourced and manufactured to avoid: Artificial additives Allergens GMOs Environmental contaminants Added excipients www.PureEncapsulations.com/QualityControl See Supplement Facts for specific product details
Storage
Store sealed in a cool dry area

Source: label statements in DSLD label 219319.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: hypoallergenic Plant Fiber, Vegetarian Capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

How many labels does Trace Minerals have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 219319 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market January 2, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01628 3
  2. Label 188708 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market February 1, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01628 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations, Inc. (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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