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Kelp

by Ecological Formulas · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 96859 13083 0
  • DSLD label 299774
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Kelp by Ecological Formulas lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 150 mcg of iodine, 150 mcg of selenium, 150 mg of kelp and 50 mg of bladderwrack. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 14, 2023.

What is in Kelp?

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

Kelp: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 299774, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Iodineas Kelp150 mcg100%Iodine in Kelp against 6,382 products150 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg150 mcg

15% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg).

Seleniumas L-Selenomethionine150 mcg270%Selenium in Kelp against 7,658 products150 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg150 mcg

Higher than 80% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Kelpas Ascophyllum nodosum150 mgKelp in Kelp against 333 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 78% of 333 products listing kelp (median 50 mg).

Bladderwrackas Fucus vesiculosus50 mgBladderwrack in Kelp against 188 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 77.5 mg.50 mg

55% of 188 products listing bladderwrack give more (median 77.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299774 (entered December 14, 2023), 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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Kelp's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Directions Take one capsule daily, or as directed by a physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This contains no corn, soy, yeast, wheat or other common food or chemical allergens.
Gluten free, Casein free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 299774.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Kelp have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 299774 (current) Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13083 0
  2. Label 271402 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13083 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Ecological Formulas, Ltd. (distributor), Concord, CA. All Ecological Formulas products.

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