100% Organic Spirulina 500 mg
by VitaCeutical Labs · tablet or pill · 100 vegetarian tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 14140 9
- DSLD label 53844
- Serving 6 tablets
- 16.6 servings
100% Organic Spirulina 500 mg by VitaCeutical Labs lists 19 ingredients, 19 with an amount per serving of 6 tablets, such as 6,900 IU of vitamin A, 28 mcg of vitamin K, 0.2 mg of riboflavin and 0.5 mg of niacin, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 24, 2015.
What is in 100% Organic Spirulina 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 1 Calories | ||
| Protein | 2 g | 70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). | |
| Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta-Carotene) | 6,900 IU | 138% | Higher than 79% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). |
| Vitamin K | 28 mcg | 35% | 80% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg). |
| Riboflavin | 0.2 mg | 10% | 97% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). |
| Niacin | 0.5 mg | 2% | 99% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.03 mg | 2% | over 99% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
| Vitamin B12 | 6 mcg | 100% | 74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). |
| Iron | 1 mg | 6% | 76% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). |
| Phosphorus | 24 mg | 2% | 87% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). |
| Iodine | 6 mcg | 4% | over 99% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg). |
| Magnesium | 6 mg | 2% | 96% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). |
| Manganese | 0.05 mg | 4% | 98% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). |
| Chromium | 4.5 mcg | 4% | 98% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). |
| Sodium | 25 mg | 1% | 64% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| Potassium | 30 mg | 1% | 83% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). |
| Spirulina platensisSpirulina platensis Genus: Spirulina Species: platensis Note: organic | 3 g | Higher than 91% of 709 products listing blue-green algae (median 500 mg). | |
| C-Phycocyanin | 480 mg | ||
| Chlorophyll | 42 mg | Higher than 74% of 394 products listing chlorophyll (median 16 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 23 mg | 87% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). | |
| Zeaxanthin | 2 mg | Higher than 62% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg). | |
| Inositol | 2 mg | 88% of 4,042 products listing inositol give more (median 30 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 53844 (entered November 24, 2015), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 97% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.2 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
- 99% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 0.5 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
- over 99% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.03 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
- over 99% of the 6,382 products that print an amount of iodine list more than its 6 mcg of iodine (median 150 mcg).
- 96% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 6 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
- 98% of the 7,016 products that print an amount of manganese list more than its 0.05 mg of manganese (median 2 mg).
The NIH database records one serving 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% Organic Spirulina 500 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Spirulina 500 mg TabletsHealth Ranger Select 20 shared, 83% alike
- 100% Organic Spirulina 500 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 12 shared, 62% alike
- Organic SpirulinaTriquetra Health 13 shared, 46% alike
- Organic Spirulina Tablet FormTriquetra Health 13 shared, 46% alike
- Pure Hawaiian Spirulina pacifica 500 mgNutrex Hawaii · off the market 12 shared, 45% alike
- Pure Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica 3,000 mgNutrex Hawaii · off the market 12 shared, 45% 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: Take 6 tablets daily with food.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison center immediately.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Our tablets are 100% organic without herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers or preservatives and tests negative for BMAA**
- Our Ultimate Organics products do not contain conventional pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, growth hormones, genetic modification or antibiotics.
- Pesticide and Herbicide Free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 53844.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: None.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ORGANIC; USDA ORGANIC; DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does 100% Organic Spirulina 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 53844 (current) Entered November 24, 2015 · on the market · 100 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 19985 14140 9
- Label 6273 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market November 2, 2015 · 100 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 19985 14140 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names VitaCeutical Labs (manufacturer). All VitaCeutical Labs products.