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Dietary supplements

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The term ‘dietary supplement’ refers to products consumed orally which are not considered a food or a medicine but may contain nutrients of interest to the surveys.  

For more information see AUSNUT 2023 – Dietary supplement details (Excel, 166KB).

Nutrients 

The term ‘nutrient’ refers to traditional nutrients like vitamins and minerals, as well as other components of interest, like caffeine. The 39 nutrients included in the AUSNUT 2023 dietary supplement database were chosen based on the study’s reporting requirements.  

For more information about the nutrients reported see AUSNUT 2023 – List of nutrients (Excel, 73KB)

For the full list of dietary supplements with their associated nutrient content see AUSNUT 2023 – Dietary supplement nutrient profiles (Excel, 283KB).   

Sources of formulation data 

AUSNUT 2023 nutrient composition data for dietary supplements is largely based on formulation information from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods

More information

Detailed information about the development and content of the dietary supplement nutrient database is provided in AUSNUT 2023 – About the dietary supplements (PDF, 348KB)
 

Page last updated: 5 September 2025