Probiotics Rise in Popularity as Vitamin C, Melatonin, and Others Dip in Latest ConsumerLab Survey of Supplement Users

White Plains, New York, February 25, 2023 —A recent survey of 8,600 people who regularly use dietary supplements shows that probiotics (+3.04 percentage points), quercetin (+2.3 pts), and vitamin K (+1.96 pts) experienced the greatest absolute growth in popularity over the past year, while the greatest declines were with vitamin C (-4.56 pts), calcium (-3.05 pts), melatonin (-2.66 pts), vitamin D (-2.62 pts), and green tea (-2.21 pts).

Despite a moderate decrease, vitamin D remained the most popular supplement, purchased by 69.95% of respondents. Magnesium (+1.34 pts) remained in place as the second most popular supplement, used by 53.1% of respondents, just ahead of fish oil (+0.69 pt). Multivitamins (+1.28 pts) moved up to 4^th place, as CoQ10 (-2.19) moved down to 5^th place. Probiotics moved up to 6^th place, as vitamin C slid to 7^th place, followed by zinc (+0.87 pt). B-complexes (+1.69 pts) moved up two spots to 9^th place, followed by curcumin/turmeric (-1.6 pts), which moved down one spot. Among the current top 50 supplements, 21 declined in popularity while 20 showed an increase. The survey assessed the popularity of 209 types of supplements — including supplements for pets — and analyzed popularity by respondent age, gender, and frequency of supplement use.
   

Vitamin D (D2 & D3)	69.95%
Magnesium	53.1%
Fish Oil/Krill Oil/Algae Oil/Omega-3 (EPA/DHA)	51.15%
Multivitamin/Multimineral (including Prenatal)	44.59%
CoQ10/Ubiquinol/MitoQ	42.78%
Probiotic (e.g., Acidophilus, Lactobacillus)	41.71%
Vitamin C (including Rose Hips)	37.3%
Zinc	36.02%
B-Complex	34.65%
Curcumin/Turmeric (as Supplement)	34.25%
B-12 (Cobalamin)	32.96%
Vitamin K	27.88%
Calcium	27.84%
Melatonin	26.79%
Collagen	24.68%
Joint Health Formula (Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM, Boswellia)	22.22%
Green Tea	21.73%
Protein/Nutrition Powders & Drinks (includes Whey)	20.63%
Ashwagandha	19.93%
Quercetin	19.32%

 

The results are based on responses to the most recent ConsumerLab.com Survey of Vitamin and Supplement Users. The Survey is conducted each year in November/December among readers of ConsumerLab.com's newsletter who utilize ConsumerLab's product reviews and information when choosing and using supplements and health foods. The ConsumerLab.com Survey was first conducted in 2002. Respondents are active users of supplements, with over 81.5% taking at least four different supplements daily.

"The annual survey is a useful indicator of change in the market for dietary supplements and health foods. It guides our selection of products to test," said Tod Cooperman, M.D., ConsumerLab's President and Founder.

An extensive 170+ page report based on the survey will be available. To pre-order the report, contact Lisa Sabin at lisa.sabin@consumerlab.com.

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