Manganese

US Daily Value for adults: 2.3 mg · unit on labels: mg

The Supplement Facts label declares elemental manganese, not the weight of the manganese compound it comes from, such as manganese gluconate or manganese sulfate.

Reference intakes

ValueUnited StatesChinaEuropean Union
Label reference valueBasis of the % on labels, fixed by each regulation; not a recommended intake2.3 mgDV · Adults and children 4+13 mgNRV32 mgNRV4
Recommended intake, adults2.3 mg (men 19+), 1.8 mg (women 19+)AI · Adults 19+74.5 mg (men), 4.0 mg (women)AI · Adults 18+83 mgAI5
Upper intake level11 mg (19+ years: male, female, pregnancy and lactation alike)UL · Adults 19+211 mgUL · Adults 18+8No UL derived; safe level of intake 8 mgUL6
  1. FDA, 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv), Daily Values for adults and children 4 years and older
  2. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Manganese fact sheet for health professionals, Table 3, citing Institute of Medicine, Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc (2001)
  3. GB 28050-2011 General rules for nutrition labelling of prepackaged foods, Appendix A nutrient reference values (NRV); value unchanged in GB 28050-2025, Appendix A (published 16 March 2025, in force 16 March 2027) (2025)
  4. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex XIII Part A, nutrient reference values (consolidated text) (2011)
  5. EFSA NDA Panel, Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for manganese (2013)
  6. EFSA NDA Panel, Scientific opinion on the tolerable upper intake level for manganese (2023)
  7. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Manganese fact sheet for health professionals (2021)
  8. Chinese Nutrition Society, Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs 2023) (2023)

Label values (DV, NRV) are the reference points behind the percentages on labels. Recommended intakes and upper levels are quoted from the bodies named; they vary by age, sex and life stage, and they are not advice.