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Oceanic Silica

by Solgar · capsule · 100 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33984 02571 4
  • DSLD label 218685
  • Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
  • 50 servings

Oceanic Silica by Solgar lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 200 mg of calcium and 108 mg of silica. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.

What is in Oceanic Silica?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. 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).

Oceanic Silica: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 218685, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calcium200 mg15%Calcium in Oceanic Silica against 17,831 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg200 mg

Higher than 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Silicaas Red Algae powderSilica (Form: from Red Algae powder Genus: Lithothamnium Species: corallioides)108 mgSilicon in Oceanic Silica against 1,220 products108 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10.5 mg, the median 4 mg.108 mg

Higher than 98% of 1,220 products listing silicon (median 4 mg).

Silicon50 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 218685 (entered April 23, 2020), 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:

  • Its 108 mg of silica (filed by NIH under silicon) is higher than 98% of the 1,220 silicon products that print an amount; 23 list more.

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 Oceanic Silica'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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement for adults, take two (2) vegetable capsules daily, preferably with a meal or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
Discontinue use and consult your healthcare practitioner if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing or damaged.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten, wheat & dairy free
Free of: Gluten, wheat, dairy, soy, yeast, sugar, sodium, artificial flavor, sweetener, preservatives and color.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 218685.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF Certified Gluten-free K Parve (Kosher). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Oceanic Silica have?

4 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 218685 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 02571 4
  2. Label 77194 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market November 18, 2019 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 02571 4
  3. Label 45086 Entered June 25, 2015 · on the market · 50 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 02570 7
  4. Label 45210 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market June 12, 2017 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 02571 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Solgar, Inc. (manufacturer), Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.. All Solgar products.

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