Sea Mussel Extract
by NOW · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03268 3
- DSLD label 14839
- Serving 1 capsule
Sea Mussel Extract by NOW lists one ingredient: 500 mg of mussel extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.
What is in Sea Mussel Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mussel Extract | 500 mg | Higher than 55% of 78 products listing new zealand green-lipped mussel (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14839 (entered October 25, 2012), 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 1 to 4 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel 500 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- Green Lipped MusselsFresh Nutrition same ingredients
- Green Lipped Mussel 500 mgSwanson same ingredients
- Green Lipped Mussel 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Green Lipped Mussel Powder 750 mgBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Green Lipped Mussel Capsules 750 mgBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule 1 to 4 times daily with food or on an empty stomach. Consider taking this product in combination with NOW(R) Glucosamine, Chondroitin and Celadrin(R).
- Warnings
- Warning: Persons with a known allergy to shellfish should not use this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 14839.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Sea Mussel Extract have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 14839 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03268 3
- Label 12829 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market August 9, 2012 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03268 3
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.