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Organic Kelp Powder

by Micro Ingredients · powder · 1 pound

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X00175Y8BF
  • DSLD label 256797
  • Serving 5 g (1 rounded scoop)
  • 90.8 servings

Organic Kelp Powder by Micro Ingredients lists one ingredient: 5 g of organic kelp powder per serving of 5 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 19, 2021.

What is in Organic Kelp Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 g. 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).

Organic Kelp Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 256797, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Kelp powder5 g

This amount is far outside what other labels list for kelp, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Calories20 Calories
Calories from Fat0 Calories
Total Fat0.2 g0%Fat (unspecified) in Organic Kelp Powder against 11,965 products0.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.2 g

98% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 g.

Saturated Fat0 g
Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Sodium27.5 mg1%Sodium in Organic Kelp Powder against 14,514 products27.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.27.5 mg

64% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 82.5 mg.

Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Organic Kelp Powder against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Dietary Fiber1.5 g6%Fiber in Organic Kelp Powder against 6,987 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1.5 g

54% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.5 g.

Sugar0.3 gSugar in Organic Kelp Powder against 11,807 products0.3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.0.3 g

99% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.9 g.

Protein1.8 g4%Protein in Organic Kelp Powder against 8,985 products1.8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.1.8 g

76% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 5.4 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 256797 (entered November 19, 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?

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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Organic Kelp Powder'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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 scoop three times daily.
Warnings
For best results, please consult your physician.
Please consult your healthcare provider if you have an allergy to iodine.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Free Of: Soy, yeast, dairy, gluten & additives.
Storage
Storage: Reseal bag after opening. Store in cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 256797.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic Kelp powder.

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 Kelp Powder have?

One label is on file, entered on November 19, 2021.

  1. Label 256797 (current) Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 1 pound · UPC X00175Y8BF

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

Who makes it?

The label names Micro Ingredients (distributor), Montclair, CA. All Micro Ingredients products.

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