Chromium Picolinate: The Mineral, Its Forms and Its Safety

Chromium is a trace mineral in everyday foods, and chromium picolinate is one of the forms used in supplements. This guide covers where chromium is found, how much adults need, what the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements says about safety and where it sits on the Sugar Reset label.

Trace mineralFound in many foodsNIH sources0.7 mcg in Sugar Reset

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Sugar Reset Supplement Facts panel listing chromium as chromium picolinate

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The mineral

What Is Chromium Picolinate?

Chromium is a mineral found in many foods. Chromium picolinate is one of the forms used in dietary supplements, alongside others such as chromium chloride. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements says the body absorbs chromium in a similar way from these forms, and that researchers do not yet fully understand what chromium does in the body.

Where chromium is found in food

Meats such as ham, beef and turkey
Bread and other grain products
Vegetables such as lettuce and green beans
Fruit such as apples and bananas
Grape, orange and tomato juice, brewer's yeast and nuts

NIH ODS: Chromium

Two kinds of chromium

The chromium in food and supplements is trivalent chromium, which the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements describes as well tolerated. Hexavalent chromium, the industrial kind, "is toxic and not found in food or dietary supplements". Chromium picolinate is a trivalent form.

NIH ODS fact sheet

How much

How Much Chromium Do Adults Need?

The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements lists these average daily recommended amounts, set in 2001, in micrograms (mcg):

Men, 19 to 50 years	35 mcg
Women, 19 to 50 years	25 mcg
Men, 51 years and older	30 mcg
Women, 51 years and older	20 mcg

Most people get chromium from the foods listed above. NIH ODS: Chromium

Safety

Is Chromium Picolinate Safe?

"Chromium from food and dietary supplements does not appear to cause any harm, but research is limited," the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements says. It adds that chromium supplements might interact with some medicines, including insulin, other medicines that lower blood sugar and levothyroxine. Anyone who takes medicine should check with a doctor first.

NIH ODS: Chromium

In Sugar Reset

Chromium Picolinate in Sugar Reset

On the label

"Chromium (as chromium picolinate)" is the first line of the Sugar Reset Supplement Facts panel: 0.7 mcg per 1 ml serving, which the label gives as 2% of the Daily Value. It is the only ingredient with its own printed amount; the other 22 share the 200 mg blend.

On the sales page

The sales page lists chromium picolinate first among the six ingredients it describes. The full label, with the other ingredients and their sources, is on the Sugar Reset ingredients page. To see the packs, use the Sugar Reset order page.

Q&A

Chromium Picolinate: Questions and Answers

What is chromium picolinate?

A form of the mineral chromium used in dietary supplements. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements names it alongside chromium chloride and says the body absorbs chromium similarly from these forms.

Is chromium picolinate safe?

The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements says chromium from food and supplements does not appear to cause harm, but research is limited, and that it might interact with some medicines. Check with a doctor first if you take medicine.

Which foods contain chromium?

Meats, grain products, some vegetables and fruit, grape, orange and tomato juice, brewer's yeast and nuts, among others.

How much chromium do adults need?

Average daily recommended amounts are 35 mcg for men and 25 mcg for women aged 19 to 50, and 30 mcg and 20 mcg from age 51.

Is the chromium in supplements the same as industrial chromium?

No. Supplements and food contain trivalent chromium. Hexavalent chromium, used in industry, is toxic and not found in food or dietary supplements, according to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.

How much chromium is in Sugar Reset?

0.7 mcg of chromium, as chromium picolinate, per 1 ml serving: 2% of the Daily Value, as printed on the label.

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