PlainVitamins

Sea Mussel Plus

by FoodScience of Vermont · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 26664 33651 4
  • DSLD label 74934
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 90 servings

Sea Mussel Plus by FoodScience of Vermont lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 10 mg of manganese, 1,000 mg of perna canaliculus, 600 mg of glucosamine sulfate and 400 mg of methylsulfonylmethane. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2017.

What is in Sea Mussel Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Sea Mussel Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 74934, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Manganeseas Mn. Amino Acid Chelate10 mg500%Manganese in Sea Mussel Plus against 7,016 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg10 mg

Higher than 93% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. 2.7 times the adult UL a day.

Perna canaliculus1,000 mgNew Zealand green-lipped mussel in Sea Mussel Plus against 78 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 750 mg, the median 250 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 79% of 78 products listing new zealand green-lipped mussel (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Glucosamine Sulfateas Crab, ShrimpGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: from Shrimp, and Crab)600 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Sea Mussel Plus against 875 products0.6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.6 g

62% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.8 g.

Methylsulfonylmethane400 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Sea Mussel Plus against 1,454 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.400 mg

51% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

N,N-Dimethylglycine HCl200 mgDimethylglycine in Sea Mussel Plus against 157 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.200 mg

Higher than 61% of 157 products listing dimethylglycine (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74934 (entered June 23, 2017), 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:

  • At 3 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 30 mg of manganese, 2.7 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 3 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.

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 2 tablets, 3 times daily with food for 2 to 4 weeks, then reduce to 2 tablets once or twice daily with food.
Warnings
Warning: If pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare practitioner before taking this product.
Warning: This product contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Crustacean shellfish (shrimp and crab) and soy.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Made with Non-GMO ingredients
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 74934.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Stearate, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) oil, Polyethylene Glycol, Methylcellulose, Titanium Dioxide.

How many labels does Sea Mussel Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on June 23, 2017.

  1. Label 74934 (current) Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 0 26664 33651 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names FoodScience of Vermont (distributor), Williston, VT. All FoodScience of Vermont products.

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