Organic Blue-Green Superfood
by Triquetra Health · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- Off the market since March 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 7 22589 16301 2
- DSLD label 248139
- Serving 4 tablets
- 30 servings
Organic Blue-Green Superfood by Triquetra Health lists 15 ingredients, 15 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2021.
What is in Organic Blue-Green Superfood?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Sodium | 25 mg | 1% | 64% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| Protein | 1.5 g | 3% | 76% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). |
| Blend of organic Chlorella and organic Spirulina | 2 g | ||
| Vitamin B12 | 4.2 mcg | 175% | 86% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). |
| Calcium | 1.45 mg | 1% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for calcium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Iron | 500 mcg | 4% | 89% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). |
| Magnesium | 2.5 mg | 1% | 98% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). |
| Iodine | 2.65 mcg | 1% | over 99% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg). |
| Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene) | 1,811 mcg | 201% | |
| Vitamin K | 27 mcg | 22% | 80% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg). |
| Riboflavin | 64.5 mcg | 4% | over 99% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). |
| Niacin | 148 mcg | 1% | over 99% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). |
| Phycocyanin | 62.5 mg | 78% of 40 products listing phycocyanin give more (median 225 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 10 mg | 93% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). | |
| Chlorophyll | 32 mg | Higher than 69% of 394 products listing chlorophyll (median 16 mg). | |
| Total Carotenoids | 4 mg | 36% of 261 products listing carotenoids give more (median 4 mg). | |
| Lutein | 4.5 mg | Higher than 58% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg). | |
| Zeaxanthin | 935 mcg | 55% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 248139 (entered May 22, 2021), 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:
- 89% of the 6,910 products that print an amount of iron list more than its 0.5 mg of iron (median 5 mg).
- 98% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 2.5 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
- over 99% of the 6,382 products that print an amount of iodine list more than its 2.65 mcg of iodine (median 150 mcg).
- over 99% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.0645 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
- over 99% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 0.148 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
- 93% of the 740 products that print an amount of gamma linolenic acid list more than its 10 mg of gamma-linolenic acid (filed by NIH under gamma linolenic acid) (median 90 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 Blue-Green SuperfoodTriquetra same ingredients
- Organic SpirulinaTriquetra Health 16 shared, 90% alike
- Organic Spirulina Tablet FormTriquetra Health 16 shared, 90% alike
- Pure Hawaiian Spirulina pacifica 500 mgNutrex Hawaii · off the market 12 shared, 68% alike
- Pure Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica 3,000 mgNutrex Hawaii · off the market 12 shared, 68% alike
- Pure Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica 1,000 mg Spearmint FlavorNutrex Hawaii · off the market 12 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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take 4 tablets daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: If you have a medical condition or are taking medication, contact a physician before taking this or any supplement.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO
- Storage
- Storage: Store in a cool, dark and dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 248139.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: certified organic Spirulina, certified organic Chlorella powder, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Organic Blue-Green Superfood have?
One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2021.
- Label 248139 (current) Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market March 15, 2022 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 22589 16301 2
DSLD also links this label to: Organic Blue-Green Superfood (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Triquetra Health LLC (distributor), Lithia, Fl. All Triquetra Health products.