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Spiru-Blue

by Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • Off the market since March 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 13006 01309 3
  • DSLD label 15233
  • Serving 4 tablets
  • 30 servings

Spiru-Blue by Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 300 mg of phycocyanin, 7 mg of total carotenoids and 20 mg of chlorophyll, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2012.

What is in Spiru-Blue?

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

Spiru-Blue: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 15233, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Protein1 gProtein in Spiru-Blue against 8,985 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.1 g

77% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Phycocyanin300 mgPhycocyanin in Spiru-Blue against 40 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 123.75 mg to 300 mg, the median 225 mg.300 mg

Higher than 68% of 40 products listing phycocyanin (median 225 mg).

Total Carotenoids7 mgCarotenoids in Spiru-Blue against 261 products7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 4 mg.7 mg

Higher than 70% of 261 products listing carotenoids (median 4 mg).

Astaxanthin300 mcgAstaxanthin in Spiru-Blue against 955 products0.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.3 mg

65% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta-Carotene)4,600 IU92%Vitamin A in Spiru-Blue against 5,772 products4,600 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.4,600 IU

Higher than 54% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).

Chlorophyll20 mgChlorophyll in Spiru-Blue against 394 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 7.5 mg to 42.75 mg, the median 16 mg.20 mg

Higher than 53% of 394 products listing chlorophyll (median 16 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 15233 (entered November 21, 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 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 Spiru-Blue'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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take four (4) tablets daily.
Warnings
Warning: If you have a medical condition or are taking medication, contact a physician before taking this or any other supplement.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH LID TIGHTLY CLOSED.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 15233.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Certified Organic Spirulina, Astaxanthin, Hypromellose, Antioxidant Coating, natural Vanilla flavor.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): control IMO INSTITUTE FOR MARKETECOLOGY.

How many labels does Spiru-Blue have?

One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2012.

  1. Label 15233 (current) Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market March 12, 2015 · 120 tablets · UPC 8 13006 01309 3

DSLD also links this label to: Spiru-Blue (image difference, same product), Spiru-Blue (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 Mercola Health Resources, LLC. (distributor), Aurora, IL. All Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements products.

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