Méthionine in food supplements
1,729 supplements declared in France contain Méthionine 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
Use classification
EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Enzymes and Enzyme Stabilizers
Safer Chemical Classes -> Green circle - The chemical has been verified to be of low concern
Cosmetics -> Skin conditioning; Hair conditioning; Antistatic
A molecule found naturally in plants or organisms; in a supplement it may be extracted from them, made by fermentation or synthesised: the declaration does not say which.
Basis: one CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients. CAS and natural occurrence recorded in Wikidata (LOTUS database).
Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.
Natural occurrence recorded in Wikidata (LOTUS database): 8 taxa; examples: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Arabidopsis thaliana, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Caenorhabditis elegans, Daphnia magna.
Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.
Associated research
ClinicalTrials.gov · A trial is not proof: it tests a hypothesis.
- NCT00840047 : Methionine PET/CT Studies In Patients With Cancer
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · PHASE2 · Brain Tumors and/or Solid Tumors Including, Brain Stem Glioma, High Grade CNS Tumors, Ependymoma, Medulloblastoma, Craniopharyngioma, Low Grade CNS Tumors, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non Hodgkin Lymphoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma, Other · 2026-06-17 · Methionine
2026-11-01
Other names: DL-méthionine (French), DL-methionine (English), DL-Methionin (German), metionina (Spanish), metionina (Italian), Metionina (Portuguese).
Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.
Same substance in cosmetics: METHIONINE.
In plain words
À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants
Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Méthionine) : cheveux et ongles (489 produits), sport (471 produits), peau (74 produits), détoxifiant / draineur (53 produits), antioxydant (51 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): 0 authorised and 1 refused claim(s) for this substance.
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): 43 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): 530 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: 4 products.
NPRA, Malaysian pharmaceutical products register, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Ministère de la santé de Malaisie / NPRA, Pharmaceutical Products, CC BY 4.0
Declared daily quantities
| Unit | Products | Median | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg | 257 | 137.5 | 0.1755 | 1,800 |
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.
Products
- AFA HAIR gélule, withdrawn from the market
- AJR SOUFRE- AIL DES OURS VECTEUR ENERGY, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- ANACAPS REACTIV Laboratoires Dermatologiques DUCRAY, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- ANACAPS REACTIV Laboratoires Dermatologiques DUCRAY, capsule, withdrawn from the market
- ANTI CHUTE gélule, withdrawn from the market
- ANTI CHUTE CHEVEUX HOMMES gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Allerna gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Allerna Nature attitude, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Prime Prozis, poudre, flavour citron, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Prime Caffeine Free Prozis, poudre, flavour neutre, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Prime Caffeine Free Prozis, poudre, flavour citron, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Prime No Caffeine PROZIS, poudre, flavour neutre, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Recovery PROZIS, poudre, flavour citron-kiwi, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Recovery PROZIS, poudre, flavour naturel, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Recovery Xcore Series Prozis, poudre, flavour fusion de fruit, withdrawn from the market
- Amino Recovery Xcore Series Prozis, poudre, flavour fusion de fruit, withdrawn from the market
- Apy Burner gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BCAA 2.1.1 poudre, withdrawn from the market
- BIG HAIR MYRIAM K PARIS, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BIG HAIR gélule, withdrawn from the market
- BIOKAP migliofemmeforte Cheveux et Ongles comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- BIOTINE 10 000 µg GRANIONS, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Barbe et moustache gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Big Shot Pre-Workout PROZIS, poudre, flavour explosion de fruit, withdrawn from the market
- BioHair 1 ADIANTUM, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CAPActifs SYNActifs, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CAPIBOOST CAPIBEAUTY, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CAPILL'EXPERT homme gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CHEVEUX DAY +, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CHEVEUX BOMBSHELL BY LUCILE JOSEPH, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CHEVEUX autre : perle, withdrawn from the market
- CHEVEUX ET ONGLES D.Plantes, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- CHEVEUX ET ONGLES D.Plantes, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- CHEVEUX ET ONGLES FEMMES gélule, withdrawn from the market
- COMPLEXE RECOVERY AMINO+ gélule, withdrawn from the market
- CROISSANCE comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Cap Sérénité Lorica, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Capactif absolu SYNActifs, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Capactif absolu gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Capilance Vitalys Alpes Laboratoire, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Capillaire ACTIDIET, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Cheveux & Ongles - Complexe Beauté Vitavea Laboratoires Yves Ponroy, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Cheveux & ongles gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Cheveux et ongles gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Cheveux et ongles CAMILLE ALBANE, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Co burner gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Collagène marin Herbier Naturel, flacon, withdrawn from the market
- Complexe Boosteur de Pousse D-LAB Nutricosmetics, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Complexe cheveux Dieti Natura, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Complexe cheveux & ongles orfito synergie, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Crea + HT Eiyolab, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Creatmax Energized Orange First Iron Systems, poudre, flavour orange, withdrawn from the market
- Croissance et renforcement du cheveu gélule, withdrawn from the market
- DAC+10 D-LAB Nutricometics, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- DENSIFIANT CAPILLAIRE comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- Dermo-Nut D.Plantes, gélule, withdrawn from the market
- Détox soir poudre, withdrawn from the market
- EAA PROZIS, comprimé, withdrawn from the market
- EAA (Blackcurrant) Alpha01, poudre, flavour cassis, withdrawn from the market
- EAA + BCAA Lemon Addict Sport Nutrition, poudre, withdrawn from the market