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Alfalfa Leaves

by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 capsules

  • Off the market since February 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 10100 1
  • DSLD label 53875
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 33 servings

Alfalfa Leaves by Nature's Way lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 301 IU of vitamin A, 1.46 mg of vitamin C and 1.22 g of organic alfalfa, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 24, 2015.

What is in Alfalfa Leaves?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 capsules. 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 Leaves: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 53875, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Vitamin A301 IU6%Vitamin A in Alfalfa Leaves against 5,772 products301 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.301 IU

94% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 903 IU.

Vitamin C1.46 mg2%Vitamin C in Alfalfa Leaves against 18,583 products1.46 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg1.46 mg

99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4.38 mg.

organic Alfalfaorganic Alfalfa PlantPart: leaf Note: 1,215 mg1.22 gAlfalfa in Alfalfa Leaves against 477 products1,220 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.1,220 mg

Higher than 92% of 477 products listing alfalfa (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,660 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 53875 (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:

  • 94% of the 5,772 products that print an amount of vitamin A list more than its 301 IU of vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).
  • 99% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 1.46 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
  • Its 1,220 mg of organic alfalfa (filed by NIH under alfalfa) is higher than 92% of the 477 alfalfa products that print an amount; 38 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 Leaves'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
Recommendation: Take 3 capsules three times daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 53875.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ORGANIC.

How many labels does Alfalfa Leaves have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 53875 (current) Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market February 15, 2017 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 10100 1
  2. Label 39687 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 10100 1

DSLD also links this label to: Alfalfa 405 mg (image difference, same product), Alfalfa 1,215 mg (image difference, same product), Alfalfa 1,215 mg (image 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 Nature’s Way Products, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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