Best Chromium
The best chromium we track, ranked by real cost-per-dose — not paid placements. Across 26 brands, 2 are third-party tested in a public registry.
Updated October 2026prices checked what’s changed
How much does Chromium cost?
Chromium costs a median $0.07 per serving — the cheapest of the 43 we can price per dose is $0.02 per serving, or $0.004/day to reach the commonly-studied 200 mcg dose. Prices checked October 2026.
Ranked across 43 products · prices checked Oct 10, 2026
3rd-party testedNatural Factors, Chromium & Vanadium 125 mcg, Supports Healthy…
USP Verified brand at $0.08 per serving.
How we rank
We rank by cost-per-dose — price ÷ servings, normalized to the daily dose (200 mcg/day) — so bottle sizes and strengths compare fairly. Prices are scraped at publication and re-checked when the catalog refreshes (see the “Prices checked” stamp above). There is no paid placement and no kickback for ordering. Full methodology · Editorial standards.
When cheapest ≠ best value
The cheapest bottle isn’t automatically the best value: a low per-bottle price usually just means fewer servings or a smaller dose per serving. That is exactly what cost per dose normalises, which is why the ranking above is ordered by it rather than by sticker price. A bigger bottle isn’t automatically cheaper per dose either — this list already ranks by cost per dose, so a larger count only wins if it truly costs less per serving. Compare Chromium forms.
Our data on this: how much the big bottle saves per serving · the gummy tax · the form premium · the price spread.
Full ranking by cost per dose
Cost-per-serving normalizes price across bottle sizes — a 60-count and a 365-count compare fairly. Top 20 of 43 shown.
- See offer#1Best valueHorbäach Chromium Picolinate 1000mcg | 240 Tablets…
tablet · 1000mcg · 240 servings · $4.99
$0.02per serving$0.004 / 200 mcg - See offer$0.03per serving1.3× #1$0.005 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.03per serving1.3× #1$0.006 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.03per serving1.6× #1$0.007 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.03per serving1.7× #1$0.03 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.03per serving1.7× #1$0.007 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.04per serving1.7× #1$0.04 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.04per serving1.7× #1$0.04 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.04per serving1.7× #1$0.04 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.04per serving1.8× #1$0.04 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.04per serving2.0× #1$0.04 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.04per serving2.0× #1$0.008 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.04per serving2.0× #1$0.008 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.05per serving2.2× #1$0.05 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.06per serving2.8× #1$0.01 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.06per serving2.9× #1$0.01 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.06per serving3.0× #1$0.01 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.06per serving3.1× #1$0.06 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.06per serving3.1× #1$0.06 / 200 mcg
- See offer$0.07per serving3.2× #1$0.01 / 200 mcg
See also: Chromium basics · all best-value rankings · chromium cost-per-dose breakdown
Chromium brands we compare — which are third-party tested?
2 of the 26 brands ranked above appear in an independent certifier's own public registry. A certification confirms the label matches the contents — it says nothing about how well the supplement works, and an uncertified brand is not automatically worse.
- Natural Factors USP
- Thorne NSF Sport
- Amazing Nutrition
- Best Naturals
- BestVite
- Carlyle
- Double Wood Supplements
- Healthfare
- Horbäach
- Life Extension
- Metagenics
- Micro Ingredients
- Nature's Bounty
- Nature's Truth
- NOW
- NOW Foods
- NusaPure
- Nutricost
- Piping Rock
- Pure Encapsulations
- Solaray
- Solgar
- Source Naturals
- Superior Source
- Type Zero
- Vitamatic
Frequently asked
How much does Chromium cost?+
The cheapest chromium we track is $0.02 per serving ($4.99 for 240 servings), against a typical $0.07 per serving across the 43 we can price per dose — about $0.62 a month at the cheapest. That's real cost per dose from live Amazon US prices as of October 2026, not the sticker price.
What is the best-value Chromium supplement?+
Horbäach Chromium Picolinate 1000mcg | 240 Tablets | Vegetarian — $0.02 per serving ($4.99 for 240 servings), the lowest cost-per-dose chromium in our Amazon US catalog as of October 2026.
How much does Chromium cost per day?+
The cheapest chromium we track works out to $0.02 per serving, against a typical $0.07 per serving across the 43 we can price per dose; to reach the commonly-studied 200 mcg/day dose the cheapest is $0.004/day. Retailers and review sites list a price and a serving size but rarely divide it out — this is what a day actually costs, as of October 2026.
What is the typical cost per dose for Chromium?+
About $0.07 per serving across the 43 chromium products we can price per dose (combination products are left out — their single label dose belongs to whichever ingredient the product is built around) — the cheapest we track is $0.02 per serving, with most falling between $0.04 and $0.11.
What's the cheapest effective Chromium?+
To reach the commonly-studied 200 mcg/day dose, Horbäach Chromium Picolinate 1000mcg | 240 Tablets | Vegetarian is the best value at $0.004 per day — cheaper than bottles that look low-priced per serving but are underdosed.
What is the highest-quality Chromium supplement?+
Of the 26 chromium brands ranked here, 2 hold a third-party certification we could verify in a public registry: Natural Factors (USP Verified), Thorne (NSF Certified for Sport). Certification means an independent lab confirmed the label matches the contents and screened for contaminants — it does not rate how well the supplement works. The cheapest certified option is Natural Factors, Chromium & Vanadium 125 mcg, Supports… at $0.08 per serving.
Which Chromium brands are third-party tested?+
Natural Factors — USP Verified; Thorne — NSF Certified for Sport. We only count a brand as tested when it appears in the certifier's own public registry (USP Verified, NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Choice), never on a claim printed on the label. The remaining 24 brands on this page have no certification we could verify.
Which Chromium is the top rated?+
We don't republish marketplace star ratings — they belong to the retailer, they move constantly, and a 4.6 average tells you nothing about what is in the capsule. The two things you can verify are what a dose costs and whether an independent lab checked the label. On both counts, Natural Factors, Chromium & Vanadium 125 mcg, Supports… stands out: USP Verified certified at $0.08 per serving.
Independent testing
2 of 26 tracked Chromium brands here are flagged as carrying independent third-party testing — a voluntary check of a product's identity, potency and contaminants by an outside lab. It's a quality signal, not a value or efficacy claim. Confirm any brand's current status on the official registries:
Testing status is self-reported by the brand or drawn from public certification and may change — always verify on the official registry before purchase.
References & sources
- Chromium — Health Professional fact sheet — NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
- USP Verified product participants — U.S. Pharmacopeia
- NSF certified products — NSF
We link primary sources and paraphrase their findings — never copy their text, tables, or images. Cost-per-dose figures are our own first-party catalog data.