Certified Organic Spirulina Powder Pure
by NOW · powder · 4 ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 02690 3
- DSLD label 245561
- Serving 3.3 g (1 Level Teaspoon)
- 34 servings
Certified Organic Spirulina Powder Pure by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3.3 g, such as 5 mg of calcium, 1.6 mg of iron and 56 mg of potassium, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.
What is in Certified Organic Spirulina Powder Pure?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3.3 g. 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 | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 0 g | 0% | |
| Sodium | 35 mg | 2% | 60% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Protein | 2 g | 4% | 70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). |
| Calcium | 5 mg | 0% | 98% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 8% | 72% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). |
| Potassium | 56 mg | 2% | 70% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245561 (entered March 25, 2021), 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 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 5 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- 100% Whey Protein Isolate Dark ChocolateInner Armour Sports Nutrition same ingredients
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 1 level teaspoon daily, mixed in water, fruit or vegetable juice.
- Warnings
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, or tree nut ingredients.
- Non-GMO
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 245561.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: organic Spirulina powder.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher) USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Certified Organic Spirulina Powder Pure have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 245561 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 4 ounces · UPC 7 33739 02690 3
- Label 245562 Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 4 pounds · UPC 7 33739 02694 1
DSLD also links this label to: 100% Natural Hawaiian Spirulina Powder (image difference, same product), 100% Natural Hawaiian Spirulina Powder (package size difference, same product), 100% Natural Hawaiian Spirulina Powder (package size 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 NOW Foods (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.