Chlorophyll 100 mg
by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 02645 3
- DSLD label 313809
- Serving 1 veg capsule
- 90 servings
Chlorophyll 100 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 250 mg of alfalfa, powder per serving of 1 veg capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
What is in Chlorophyll 100 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium Copper Chlorophyllinas Chlorophyll | 100 mg | Higher than 63% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Alfalfa, Powdernon-GMO | 250 mg | Higher than 55% of 477 products listing alfalfa (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313809 (entered July 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 1 to 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Natural Alfalfa 650 mgPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Naturally Sourced Alfalfa 500 mgPuritan's Pride 2 shared, 79% alike
- Alfalfa 500 mgVitamin World 1 shared, 68% alike
- Alfalfa 500 mgGNC Natural Brand 1 shared, 68% alike
- Alfalfa Extract 500 mgVitaCeutical Labs 1 shared, 68% alike
- Alfalfa 550 mgVitabase 1 shared, 68% 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 Usage: Take 1 capsule 1 to 3 times daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication (this product contains Alfalfa), or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- When taken orally, chlorophyll may cause diarrhea or green discoloration of urine or feces.
- Not manufactured with 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
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 313809.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Chlorophyll 100 mg have?
6 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 313809 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02645 3
- Label 46485 Entered June 25, 2015 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02645 3
- Label 45949 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market May 21, 2015 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02645 3
- Label 42765 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02645 3
- Label 28576 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02645 3
- Label 13833 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market August 22, 2012 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 33739 02645 3
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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.