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Kelp

by Martin Avenue Pharmacy · tablet or pill · 500 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 18906
  • Serving 1 tablet

Kelp by Martin Avenue Pharmacy lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 225 mcg of iodine and 45 mg of kelp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2013.

What is in Kelp?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Kelp: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 18906, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Iodineas KelpIodine (Form: from Kelp)225 mcg150%Iodine in Kelp against 6,382 products225 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg225 mcg

Higher than 90% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg).

Kelp45 mgKelp in Kelp against 333 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.45 mg

56% of 333 products listing kelp give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 18906 (entered March 25, 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?

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 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?

6 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, adults take one (1) tablet with meals, or as directed by a health care professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains NO Added sugar, salt, dairy, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place and away from direct light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 18906.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Magnesium Stearate, Cellulose, Vegetable Stearin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Silica.

How many labels does Kelp have?

One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2013.

  1. Label 18906 (current) Entered March 25, 2013 · on the market · 500 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Martin Avenue Pharmacy, Inc. (distributor), Naperville, IL. All Martin Avenue Pharmacy products.

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