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Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg

by Dr. Mercola · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10487 03434 0
  • DSLD label 308857
  • Serving 4 tablets
  • 30 servings

Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg by Dr. Mercola lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 230 mcg of vitamin A, 1 mg of iron and 2,000 mg of spirulina, powder, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg?

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).

Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308857, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Protein1 g2%Protein in Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg against 8,985 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.1 g

77% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene230 mcg26%
Iron1 mg6%Iron in Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg against 6,910 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg1 mg

76% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg).

Spirulina, PowderOrganic2,000 mgBlue-Green Algae in Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg against 709 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 88% of 709 products listing blue-green algae (median 500 mg).

Phycocyanin280 mgPhycocyanin in Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg against 40 products280 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 123.75 mg to 300 mg, the median 225 mg.280 mg

Higher than 60% of 40 products listing phycocyanin (median 225 mg).

Chlorophyll22 mgChlorophyll in Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg against 394 products22 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 7.5 mg to 42.75 mg, the median 16 mg.22 mg

Higher than 58% of 394 products listing chlorophyll (median 16 mg).

Carotenoids7.2 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308857 (entered March 22, 2024), 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 Organic Spirulina 2,000 mg'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: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take four (4) tablets daily.
Warnings
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
If you are nursing, pregnant, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your physician before taking this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308857.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: 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 Spirulina 2,000 mg have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 308857 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 8 10487 03434 0
  2. Label 250401 Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market June 6, 2023 · 120 tablets · UPC 8 10487 03434 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.

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