Organic Spirulina & Astaxanthin
by Swanson · tablet or pill · 120 veggie tabs
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 06072 9
- DSLD label 188787
- Serving 2 veggie tablets
- 60 servings
Organic Spirulina & Astaxanthin by Swanson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie tablets, such as 950 mg of certified organic spirulina and 250 mcg of astaxanthin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.
What is in Organic Spirulina & Astaxanthin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certified organic Spirulina | 950 mg | Higher than 69% of 709 products listing blue-green algae (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,900 mg. | |
| Astaxanthinas Haematococcus pluvialis | 250 mcg | 67% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.5 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 188787 (entered April 25, 2019), 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 2 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Super XanthinPurium Health Products same ingredients
- Super XanthinPurium same ingredients
- Astaxanthin 10 mgVitamin World 1 shared, 53% alike
- Astaxanthin 5 mgNature's Bounty 1 shared, 53% alike
- Astaxanthin 4 mgGNC Preventive Nutrition 1 shared, 53% alike
- Astaxanthin 4 mgBronson 1 shared, 53% 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 two veggie tablets two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 188787.
How many labels does Organic Spirulina & Astaxanthin have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2019.
- Label 188787 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 120 veggie tabs · UPC 0 87614 06072 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.