Blue-Green Algae 500 mg
by Thompson · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 31315 19030 8
- DSLD label 36352
- Serving 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Blue-Green Algae 500 mg by Thompson lists one ingredient: 1 g of blue-green algae per serving of 2 tablets. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.
What is in Blue-Green Algae 500 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 | 2 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Protein | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Sodium | 5 mg | 1% | 89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Blue-Green Algae | 1 g | Higher than 69% of 709 products listing blue-green algae (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36352 (entered August 26, 2014), 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 2 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 Blue-Green Algae 500 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Spirulina Micro-AlgaeNature's Way · off the market 3 shared, 84% alike
- Spirulina Micro-Algae 380 mgNature's Way · off the market 3 shared, 84% alike
- SpirulinaThompson 4 shared, 82% alike
- Blue-Green AlgaePure Synergy 3 shared, 80% alike
- Certified Organic Spirulina 1000 mgLuckyVitamin 3 shared, 80% alike
- SpirulinaPurium 3 shared, 80% 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 tablets up to two times daily, preferably on an empty stomach.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 36352.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid.
How many labels does Blue-Green Algae 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on August 26, 2014.
- Label 36352 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 31315 19030 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NutraPure, Inc. (manufacturer). All Thompson products.