Spirulina Micro-Algae
by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since October 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 17200 1
- DSLD label 40347
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Spirulina Micro-Algae by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 760 mg of spirulina per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 29, 2014.
What is in Spirulina Micro-Algae?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | less than 1 g | ||
| Sodium | 15 mg | 1% | 72% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
| Spirulina | 760 mg | Higher than 67% of 709 products listing blue-green algae (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,040 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 40347 (entered December 29, 2014), 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 3 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Spirulina Micro-Algae 380 mgNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Blue-Green Algae 500 mgThompson 3 shared, 84% alike
- 100% Organic Spirulina 500 mgNatural Nutra 3 shared, 79% alike
- Hawaiian Spirulina 600 mgLifeTIME 3 shared, 79% alike
- Body The Whole AlgaeNew Earth Wild Essentials · off the market 2 shared, 77% alike
- Mind Heart Of The AlgaeNew Earth Wild Essentials · off the market 2 shared, 77% 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
- Recommendation: Take 2 capsules three to four times daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- If pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- This product contains phenylalanine.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 40347.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Nature's Way(R).
How many labels does Spirulina Micro-Algae have?
One label is on file, entered on December 29, 2014.
- Label 40347 (current) Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market October 12, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 17200 1
DSLD also links this label to: Spirulina Micro-Algae 380 mg (image difference, same product), Spirulina Micro-Algae 760 mg (image difference, same product), Spirulina Micro-Algae 760 mg (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 Nature's Way Products, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.