Comparison

California Grown Spirulina 500 mg and California Grown Spirulina

California Grown Spirulina 500 mg (The Vitamin Shoppe) lists 15 distinct ingredients and California Grown Spirulina (The Vitamin Shoppe) 14 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 13 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 0.72.

Amount per serving (and % of the Daily Value)
IngredientCalifornia Grown Spirulina 500 mgCalifornia Grown Spirulina
Calcium14 mg (1%)10 mg (under 1%)
Sodium15 mg30 mg
Vitamin B123 mcg (125%)5 mcg (208%)
Potassium49 mg (1%)48 mg (1%)
Vitamin A6,000 IU6,300 mcg RAE (700%)
Iron1.7 mg (9%)3 mg (17%)
Vitamin K16 mcg (13%)33 mcg (28%)
Zeaxanthin3 mg3 mg
Linoleic Acid29 mg43 mg
Gamma Linolenic Acid35 mg42 mg
Chlorophyll270 mg36 mg
Carotenoids11.1 mg15 mg
Phycocyanin300 mg630 mg
Blue-Green Algae3,000 mg
Superoxide Dismutase15,000 Unit(s)
Bacteria3 g

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: California Grown Spirulina 500 mg, 6 tablets; California Grown Spirulina, 6 tablets. Current labels entered February 2016 and June 2020. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

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