Mega Chel
En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD)
Nature's Sunshine, food supplement from the US market
Mega Chel (Nature's Sunshine), a food supplement au code-barres 099904042018, is described by its US market label, recorded on 22 October 2021. If sold in France, it would be subject to 7 points of French or European regulation, detailed below. Doses of folates, niacine, vitamine A are not compared: their US units depend on the form. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label, entered on 22 October 2021. 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.
Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.
If this product were sold in France
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine C: up to 1,240 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 180 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine D: up to 5.4 µg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 5 µg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine E: up to 96 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 30 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine B6: up to 50 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 2 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Sélénium: up to 80 µg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 50 µg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Chrome: up to 67 µg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 25 µg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Potassium: up to 128 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 80 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- À vérifier
Vitamine B6: up to 50 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (12 mg a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.
Label composition
- Brand
- Nature's Sunshine
- Barcode
- 099904042018
- Form
- Tablet
- One serving
- 4 tablets
- Servings
- up to 1 serving per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Citrus Bioflavonoids, Rutin, Magnesium Silicate, Silicon Dioxide, Adrenal Substance, Spleen Substance, Thymus Substance, Cod Liver Oil, Ginkgo, Hawthorn
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A | Vitamin | 3,600 µg RE (retinol equivalent) |
| Vitamin C | Vitamin | 1,240 mg |
| Vitamin D3 | Vitamin | 5.4 µg |
| Vitamin E | Vitamin | 96 mg |
| Thiamine | Vitamin | 66 mg |
| Riboflavin | Vitamin | 16 mg |
| Niacin | Vitamin | 33 mg NE (niacin equivalent) |
| Vitamin B6 | Vitamin | 50 mg |
| Folic Acid | Vitamin | 186 µg DFE (dietary folate equivalent) |
| Folic Acid | Vitamin | 112 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | Vitamin | 80 µg |
| Biotin | Vitamin | 33 µg |
| Pantothenic Acid | Vitamin | 166 mg |
| Calcium | Mineral | 120 mg |
| Iron | Mineral | 3 mg |
| Phosphorus | Mineral | 84 mg |
| Iodine | Mineral | 42 µg |
| Magnesium | Mineral | 128 mg |
| Zinc | Mineral | 8.8 mg |
| Selenium | Mineral | 80 µg |
| Copper | Mineral | 0.08 mg |
| Manganese | Mineral | 1.4 mg |
| Chromium | Mineral | 67 µg |
| Potassium | Mineral | 128 mg |
| P-Aminobenzoic Acid | Other substance | 83 mg |
| Inositol | Other substance | 12 mg |
| Coenzyme Q10 | Other substance | 3.3 mg |
| L-Cysteine Hydrochloride | Amino acid | 250 mg |
| L-Methionine | Amino acid | 59 mg |
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.
Other versions of this label
The differences below describe each other version relative to the label shown on this page. They concern active ingredient rows and quantities per serving as written. Missing quantities are not estimated and different units are not converted. Dates refer to entry into DSLD, not necessarily to a formula change.
Official label: Mega Chel
Entered into DSLD on 22 May 2020. Retirée du marché américain le 9 June 2021 (selon le DSLD).Same active composition.
Official label: Mega Chel
Entered into DSLD on 21 November 2019. Retirée du marché américain le 7 April 2020 (selon le DSLD).- Different quantity per serving : L-Cysteine Hydrochloride: 240 mg in this version; 250 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : L-Methionine: 56 mg in this version; 59 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Vitamin E: 97 mg in this version; 96 mg on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Niacin: 33 mg in this version; 33 mg NE on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Vitamin A: 7,800 mcg in this version; 3,600 mcg RAE on the displayed label
Official label: Mega-Chel
Entered into DSLD on 23 February 2012. Retirée du marché américain le 27 February 2019 (selon le DSLD).- Active ingredient removed : Folic Acid (186 mcg DFE)
- Same quantity, different name: paba-Aminobenzoic Acid in this version; P-Aminobenzoic Acid on the displayed label (83 mg)
- Different quantity per serving : Calcium: 133 mg in this version; 120 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Chromium: 66 mcg in this version; 67 mcg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Folic Acid: 133 mcg in this version; 112 mcg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Inositol: 13 mg in this version; 12 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Iron: 3.2 mg in this version; 3 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : L-Methionine: 58 mg in this version; 59 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Magnesium: 133 mg in this version; 128 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Manganese: 1.6 mg in this version; 1.4 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Phosphorus: 96 mg in this version; 84 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Potassium: 133 mg in this version; 128 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Selenium: 84 mcg in this version; 80 mcg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Vitamin B12: 83 mcg in this version; 80 mcg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Vitamin C: 1,332 mg in this version; 1,240 mg on the displayed label
- Different quantity per serving : Zinc: 10 mg in this version; 8.8 mg on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Copper: 84 mcg in this version; 0.08 mg on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Niacin: 33 mg in this version; 33 mg NE on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Vitamin A: 13,332 IU in this version; 3,600 mcg RAE on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Vitamin D3: 216 IU ; 216 IU in this version; 5.4 mcg on the displayed label
- Different unit, without conversion : Vitamin E: 133 IU in this version; 96 mg on the displayed label
Source
This information reproduces the US label recorded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.
List declared on (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).
List recorded in 2021. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Brand : Nature's Sunshine