Spirulina
by Purium Health Products · capsule · 180 capsules
- Off the market since November 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 7 64934 02433 3
- DSLD label 183289
- Serving 6 to 18 capsules (3600mg); amounts per 6 capsules
- 30 servings
Spirulina by Purium Health Products lists 7 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 6 capsules, such as 9,000 IU of vitamin A and 3,600 mg of organic spirulina; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2018.
What is in Spirulina?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Protein | 2 g | 70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). | |
| Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene | 9,000 IU | 196% | Higher than 82% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). |
| Niacin | no amount given | 3% | |
| Iron | no amount given | 11% | |
| Thiamine | no amount given | 8% | |
| Riboflavin | no amount given | 3% | |
| Vitamin B12 | no amount given | 100% | |
| organic Spirulina | 3,600 mg | Higher than 97% of 709 products listing blue-green algae (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183289 (entered November 21, 2018), 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 3,600 mg of organic spirulina (filed by NIH under blue-green algae) is higher than 97% of the 709 blue-green algae products that print an amount; 16 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 Spirulina's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Spirulina PowderPureBulk.com 7 shared, 66% alike
- Spirulina 4,300 mgNew Sun · off the market 6 shared, 52% alike
- Blue-Green Algae 500 mgNOW 4 shared, 50% alike
- Blue-Green Algae 500 mgSource Naturals 6 shared, 49% alike
- 100% Natural Hawaiian Spirulina PowderNOW 7 shared, 48% alike
- 100% Natural Spirulina 500 mgNOW · off the market 7 shared, 48% 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: Take 6-18 capsules daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 183289.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian capsules.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): OK.
How many labels does Spirulina have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 183289 (current) Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market November 1, 2019 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 64934 02433 3
- Label 73832 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market November 1, 2019 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 64934 02433 3
DSLD also links this label to: Spirulina (image difference, same product), Spirulina (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 Purium Health Products (manufacturer, distributor), Long Beach, CA. All Purium Health Products products.