Chlorella
by Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements · tablet or pill · 450 tablets
- Off the market since June 2014 (NIH)
- UPC 8 13006 01248 5
- DSLD label 14968
- Serving 5 tablets (1g)
- 90 servings
Chlorella by Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 5 tablets, such as 0.67 mg of vitamin C, 11 IU of vitamin E, 25 mg of chlorophyll and 5 mg of carotenoids, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2012.
What is in Chlorella?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 0 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 0 g | 1% | |
| Protein | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 0.67 mg | 2% | over 99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin Eas Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as Alpha tocopherol) | 11 IU | 35% | 85% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). |
| Chlorophyll | 25 mg | Higher than 59% of 394 products listing chlorophyll (median 16 mg). | |
| Carotenoids | 5 mg | Higher than 66% of 261 products listing carotenoids (median 4 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14968 (entered November 21, 2012), 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:
- over 99% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 0.67 mg of vitamin C (median 100 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Organic Broken Cell Wall ChlorellaDr. Mercola same ingredients
- Chlorella 400 mgProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 5 shared, 60% alike
- Chlorella 400 mgNOW 4 shared, 54% alike
- Certified Organic Chlorella 500 mgNOW · off the market 4 shared, 54% alike
- Broken Cell Wall ChlorellaBIOVEA 4 shared, 54% alike
- Beta Carotene, C, E Plus SeleniumBluebonnet 3 shared, 41% 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
- SUGGESTED USE: As a nutritional supplement, take five tablets per day with food and water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if safety seal is broken.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Dr. Mercola's Chlorella is 100% certified Organic Chlorella - completely free of any added fillers, binders or coatings.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH LID TIGHTLY SEALED.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 14968.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: 100% Organic Chlorella Powder.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA ORGANIC; CERTIFIED ORGANIC By Midwest Organic Services Assoc. MOSA. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Chlorella have?
One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2012.
- Label 14968 (current) Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 26, 2014 · 450 tablets · UPC 8 13006 01248 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Mercola Health Resources, LLC. (distributor), Aurora, IL. All Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements products.