Alfalfa Leaf 1,000 mg
by Nature's Life · tablet or pill · 500 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 275991
- Serving 2 to 6 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
- 250 servings
Alfalfa Leaf 1,000 mg by Nature's Life lists one ingredient: 2 g of alfalfa per serving of 2 tablets. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.
What is in Alfalfa Leaf 1,000 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1.2 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Sodium | 10 mg | 1% | 78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| Fiber | 0.7 g | 96% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). | |
| Alfalfa | 2 g | Higher than 95% of 477 products listing alfalfa (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 275991 (entered August 23, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:
- Its 2,000 mg of alfalfa is higher than 95% of the 477 alfalfa products that print an amount; 14 list more.
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 Alfalfa Leaf 1,000 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Alfalfa 600 mgSolgar · off the market 3 shared, 81% alike
- Naturally Sourced Alfalfa 500 mgPuritan's Pride 3 shared, 75% alike
- +Greens Alfalfa ComplexShaklee 4 shared, 67% alike
- Alfalfa ComplexShaklee 4 shared, 67% alike
- Alfalfa Grass PowderBareOrganics 3 shared, 65% alike
- Natural Alfalfa 650 mgPuritan's Pride 2 shared, 60% 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
- Directions: Use only as directed. Take two (2) to six (6) tablets daily with food.
- 2 daily
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 275991.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Silica.
How many labels does Alfalfa Leaf 1,000 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 275991 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 500 tablets
- Label 26020 Entered September 25, 2013 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 0 40647 00113 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Life (manufacturer). All Nature's Life products.