Chromium

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Chromium?

Trace mineral involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.

Is Chromium safe?

Chromium has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 3 of 9,945 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA, FDA

Also known as

Chromium is also known as хром, chromium, chromium chloride, chromium picolinate — these all refer to the same ingredient.

chromium хром chromium picolinate chromium chloride

Related additives

Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (E300) Tocopherol (Vitamin E) (E306) Salt (Sodium Chloride) Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) Vitamin A (Retinol) Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) (E101) Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Niacin (Vitamin B3) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

Products containing Chromium

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