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Choline in food supplements

186 supplements declared in France contain Choline as a substance or active ingredient.

Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What we know about this ingredient

Associated research

ClinicalTrials.gov · A trial is not proof: it tests a hypothesis.

2026-11-01

In plain words

À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants

Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Choline) : sport (30 produits), cheveux et ongles (24 produits), détoxifiant / draineur (20 produits), concentration (19 produits), antioxydant (18 produits).

Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.

Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What the registers say, country by country

Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.

Health claims register (European Union): 3 authorised and 3 refused claim(s) for this substance.

  • « Choline contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism »
    Conditions: The claim may be used only for food which contains at least 82,5 mg of choline per 100 g or 100 ml or per single portion of food.
  • « Choline contributes to normal lipid metabolism »
    Conditions: The claim may be used only for food which contains at least 82,5 mg of choline per 100 g or 100 ml or per single portion of food.
  • « Choline contributes to the maintenance of normal liver function »
    Conditions: The claim may be used only for food which contains at least 82,5 mg of choline per 100 g or 100 ml or per single portion of food.

EU Register of nutrition and health claims, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed.

Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Canada, licensed natural health products (LNHPD): 1906 products.

Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)

Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)

United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 4117 products.

Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.

Malaysia, registered products: 3 products.

NPRA, Malaysian pharmaceutical products register, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Ministère de la santé de Malaisie / NPRA, Pharmaceutical Products, CC BY 4.0

CC BY 4.0

Taiwan, registered products: 1 product.

TFDA, Taiwan tablets, capsules and medical nutrition registers, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Open Government Data License, version 1.0

Open Government Data License, version 1.0

Declared daily quantities

Declared daily quantities: Choline
UnitProductsMedianMinimumMaximum
mg5682.850.00055,166

Calculated from Compl'Alim declarations that provide a quantity. These are quantities declared by manufacturers, not measurements, and preparation is not distinguished (powder, extract of varying concentration): differences between products can be very large.

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