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Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram

by Swanson · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • Off the market since October 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 06044 6
  • DSLD label 188770
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 90 servings

Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram by Swanson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 0.7 mg of iron, 6 mg of magnesium, 1.25 mcg of selenium and 3.5 mcg of chromium, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.

What is in Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram?

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).

Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 188770, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Proteinless than 1 g
Iron0.7 mg4%Iron in Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram against 6,910 products0.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg0.7 mg

86% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2.1 mg.

Magnesium6 mg2%Magnesium in Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram against 14,003 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg6 mg

96% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg.

Selenium1.25 mcg2%Selenium in Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram against 7,658 products1.25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg1.25 mcg

over 99% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 3.75 mcg.

Chromium3.5 mcg10%Chromium in Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram against 7,825 products3.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg3.5 mcg

99% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 10.5 mcg.

Parry's Vegetarian certified organic Spirulina1 gBlue-Green Algae in Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram against 709 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 69% of 709 products listing blue-green algae (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 188770 (entered April 25, 2019), 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:

  • 96% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 6 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
  • over 99% of the 7,658 products that print an amount of selenium list more than its 1.25 mcg of selenium (median 55 mcg).
  • 99% of the 7,825 products that print an amount of chromium list more than its 3.5 mcg of chromium (median 100 mcg).

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?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: As a dietary supplement, take two tablets three times per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 188770.

How many labels does Certified Organic Spirulina 1 gram have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2019.

  1. Label 188770 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 10, 2018 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 87614 06044 6

DSLD also links this label to: Certified Organic Spirulina (image difference, same product), Certified Organic Spirulina 500 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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