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Red Mineral Algae

by NOW · capsule · 180 veg capsules

  • Off the market since January 2025 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01538 9
  • DSLD label 314016
  • Serving 4 veg capsules
  • 45 servings

Red Mineral Algae by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 4 veg capsules, such as 25 mcg (1,000 IU) of vitamin D2, 1 g of calcium, 80 mg of magnesium and 3.5 g of aquamin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Red Mineral Algae?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 veg 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).

Red Mineral Algae: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314016, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D2as Ergocalciferol1,000 IU25 mcg (1,000 IU)125%Vitamin D in Red Mineral Algae against 14,175 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg25 mcg

Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Calciumas Aquamin1,000 mg1 g77%Calcium in Red Mineral Algae against 17,831 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg1,000 mg

Higher than 95% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Aquamin80 mg19%Magnesium in Red Mineral Algae against 14,003 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg80 mg

51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Aquaminas Lithothamnion spp.3,500 mg, seaweed derived minerals3.5 g

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314016 (entered October 24, 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?

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 1,000 mg of calcium is higher than 95% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 314 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 Red Mineral Algae'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 Usage: Take 4 capsules daily with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314016.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Red Mineral Algae have?

7 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314016 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · off the market January 21, 2025 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01538 9
  2. Label 210432 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01538 9
  3. Label 70730 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01538 9
  4. Label 55229 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01538 9
  5. Label 52854 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01538 9
  6. Label 28303 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01538 9
  7. Label 14910 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market August 31, 2012 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01538 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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