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Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain

by NOW · tablet or pill · 250 tablets

  • Off the market since August 2012 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 02620 0
  • DSLD label 12749
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 83 servings

Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain by NOW lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 30 IU of vitamin A, 4 mg of vitamin C, 554 mcg of vitamin K and 20 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 1, 2012.

What is in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12749, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as 100% Beta Carotene)30 IU1%Vitamin A in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain against 5,772 products30 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.30 IU

98% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 90 IU.

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid4 mg7%Vitamin C in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain against 18,583 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg4 mg

98% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mg.

Vitamin Kas PhylloquinoneVitamin K (Form: as Phylloquinone)554 mcg693%Vitamin K in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain against 4,607 products554 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg554 mcg

Higher than 97% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K (median 80 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,662 mcg.

Calcium20 mg2%Calcium in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain against 17,831 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg20 mg

91% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Iron660 mcg4%Iron in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain against 6,910 products0.66 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg0.66 mg

88% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.98 mg.

Manganese108 mcg5%Manganese in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain against 7,016 products0.108 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg0.108 mg

97% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.324 mg.

Potassium42 mg1%Potassium in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain against 11,614 products42 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg42 mg

79% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 126 mg.

AlfalfaAlfalfa Note: 1,950 mg1.95 gAlfalfa in Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain against 477 products1,950 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.1,950 mg

Higher than 94% of 477 products listing alfalfa (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 5,850 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12749 (entered October 1, 2012), 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:

  • 98% of the 5,772 products that print an amount of vitamin A list more than its 30 IU of vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).
  • 98% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 4 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
  • Its 554 mcg of vitamin K is higher than 97% of the 4,607 vitamin K products that print an amount; 136 list more.
  • 91% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 20 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
  • 97% of the 7,016 products that print an amount of manganese list more than its 0.108 mg of manganese (median 2 mg).
  • Its 1,950 mg of alfalfa is higher than 94% of the 477 alfalfa products that print an amount; 23 list more.

The NIH database records 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 Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 3 tablets 3 times daily, preferably between meals.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12749.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURED SINCE 1968.

How many labels does Alfalfa 650 mg 10 Grain have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 12749 (current) Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market August 14, 2012 · 250 tablets · UPC 7 33739 02620 0
  2. Label 12463 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market August 31, 2023 · 250 tablets · UPC 7 33739 02620 0
  3. Label 12461 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market August 31, 2023 · 500 tablets · UPC 7 33739 02622 4

DSLD also links this label to: Alfalfa 650 mg (image difference, same product), Alfalfa 650 mg (package size difference, same product), Alfalfa 650 mg (package size difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), BLOOMINGDALE, IL. All NOW products.

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