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Certified Organic Greens

by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition · tablet or pill · 180 vegetarian tablets

  • Off the market since November 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 44249 0
  • DSLD label 21043
  • Serving 4 tablets
  • 45 servings

Certified Organic Greens by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 55 mg of potassium, 720 IU of vitamin A, 4 mg of vitamin C and 20 mcg of vitamin K, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Certified Organic Greens?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).

Certified Organic Greens: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21043, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat0 g
Total Fat0 g0%
Sodium0 mg0%
Potassium55 mg2%Potassium in Certified Organic Greens against 11,614 products55 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg55 mg

70% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).

Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g
Dietary Fiberless than 1 g
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta-Carotene)720 IU15%Vitamin A in Certified Organic Greens against 5,772 products720 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.720 IU

90% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin C4 mg6%Vitamin C in Certified Organic Greens 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).

Vitamin K20 mcg25%Vitamin K in Certified Organic Greens against 4,607 products20 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg20 mcg

87% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg).

Folic Acid20 mcg5%Folate in Certified Organic Greens against 7,022 products20 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.20 mcg

97% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Calcium8 mg2%Calcium in Certified Organic Greens against 17,831 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg8 mg

98% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Iron0.5 mg2%Iron in Certified Organic Greens against 6,910 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg0.5 mg

89% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg).

organic Wheat Grass1,000 mgWheatgrass and couch grass (DSLD group) in Certified Organic Greens against 241 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 400 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 71% of 241 products listing wheatgrass and couch grass (DSLD group) (median 400 mg).

organic Barley Grass1,000 mgBarley in Certified Organic Greens against 328 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 58 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 312 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 70% of 328 products listing barley (median 312 mg).

Chlorophyll7 mgChlorophyll in Certified Organic Greens against 394 products7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 7.5 mg to 42.75 mg, the median 16 mg.7 mg

75% of 394 products listing chlorophyll give more (median 16 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21043 (entered May 24, 2013), 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 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 4 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
  • 87% of the 4,607 products that print an amount of vitamin K list more than its 20 mcg of vitamin K (median 80 mcg).
  • 97% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 20 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) (median 400 mcg).
  • 98% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 8 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
  • 89% of the 6,910 products that print an amount of iron list more than its 0.5 mg of iron (median 5 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 Certified Organic Greens'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 USE: Take 4 tablets per day with a full glass of water, with or without meals.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
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 control center immediately.
Allergens and what it does not contain
CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21043.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic Acacia Gum, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ORGANIC; VSN VITAL STRENGTH NUTRITION YOU DESERVE VITALITY; USDA ORGANIC; DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE(TM).

How many labels does Certified Organic Greens have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.

  1. Label 21043 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market November 20, 2019 · 180 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 19985 44249 0

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

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