100% Certified Organic Chlorella Powder
by Swanson GreenFoods Formulas · powder · 3.17 ozs
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 06074 3
- DSLD label 206849
- Serving 1 g (1 scoop)
- 90 servings
100% Certified Organic Chlorella Powder by Swanson GreenFoods Formulas lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 g, such as 2 mg of iron, 1 g of 100% certified organic chlorella and 11 mg of chlorophyll. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2019.
What is in 100% Certified Organic Chlorella Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 g. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta-Carotene (Form: from Chlorella Note: Typical analysis (nutrients are naturally occuring).)) | 417 IU | 8% | |
| IronIron Note: Typical analysis. Nutrients are naturally occurring. | 2 mg | 11% | 66% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
| 100% certified organic Chlorella | 1 g | Higher than 73% of 526 products listing chlorella (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. | |
| Chlorophyll | 11 mg | 59% of 394 products listing chlorophyll give more (median 16 mg). Per day at the most servings: 33 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206849 (entered October 23, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with 100% Certified Organic Chlorella Powder's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Natural Chlorella 500 mgVitamin World 2 shared, 79% alike
- Natural Chlorella 500 mgPuritan's Pride Premium 2 shared, 79% alike
- Super Chlorella 1000 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe 2 shared, 68% alike
- Fermented Chlorella with ChlorophyllDr. Mercola 3 shared, 67% alike
- Super Chlorella 1000 mgDC 2 shared, 66% alike
- Super Chlorella 1000 mgWonder Laboratories 2 shared, 66% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, mix 1 scoop (1 g) with water or juice one to three times per day. Take with food. May be mixed with water, fruit juice or vegetable juice. Scoop included.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 206849.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian Formula; USDA Organic; Quality Assurance International Certified Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does 100% Certified Organic Chlorella Powder have?
One label is on file, entered on October 23, 2019.
- Label 206849 (current) Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 3.17 ozs · UPC 0 87614 06074 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson GreenFoods Formulas products.