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Sun Chlorella A

by Sun Chlorella · tablet or pill · 300 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 29918 01111 3
  • DSLD label 278480
  • Serving 15 tablets (3 grams)
  • 20 servings

Sun Chlorella A by Sun Chlorella lists 16 ingredients, 16 with an amount per serving of 15 tablets, such as 45 mcg of vitamin A, 27 mcg (1,080 IU) of vitamin D, 0.1 mg of riboflavin and 1.1 mg of niacin, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 13, 2022.

What is in Sun Chlorella A?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 15 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).

Sun Chlorella A: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 278480, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Protein2 g4%Protein in Sun Chlorella A against 8,985 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.2 g

70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene100% (45 mcg) as Beta-Carotene45 mcg5%
Vitamin D27 mcg (1,080 IU)135%Vitamin D in Sun Chlorella A against 14,175 products27 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg27 mcg

Higher than 76% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B20.1 mg8%Riboflavin in Sun Chlorella A against 9,824 products0.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg0.1 mg

99% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg).

Niacin1.1 mg7%Niacin in Sun Chlorella A against 12,413 products1.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg1.1 mg

98% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B60.1 mg6%Vitamin B6 in Sun Chlorella A against 15,277 products0.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg0.1 mg

99% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Folate36 mcg DFE9%
Vitamin B127 mcg292%Vitamin B12 in Sun Chlorella A against 14,425 products7 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg7 mcg

74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Iron5 mg28%Iron in Sun Chlorella A against 6,910 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg5 mg

46% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg).

Phosphorus48 mg4%Phosphorus in Sun Chlorella A against 3,786 products48 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg48 mg

73% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg).

Magnesium11 mg3%Magnesium in Sun Chlorella A against 14,003 products11 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg11 mg

91% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Chlorella3 gChlorella in Sun Chlorella A against 526 products3,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 92.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 300 mg.3,000 mg

Higher than 91% of 526 products listing chlorella (median 300 mg).

Lutein3 mgLutein in Sun Chlorella A against 2,493 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.3 mg

44% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg).

Alpha-Carotene189 mcgAlpha-carotene in Sun Chlorella A against 73 products189 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mcg to 1,240 mcg, the median 555 mcg.189 mcg

79% of 73 products listing alpha-carotene give more (median 555 mcg).

Chlorophyll63 mgChlorophyll in Sun Chlorella A against 394 products63 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 7.5 mg to 42.75 mg, the median 16 mg.63 mg

Higher than 87% of 394 products listing chlorophyll (median 16 mg).

Omega-3 Fatty Acids54 mgOmega-3 in Sun Chlorella A against 2,714 products54 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.54 mg

95% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg).

Omega-6 Fatty Acids56 mgOmega-6 in Sun Chlorella A against 421 products56 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 484 mg, the median 140 mg.56 mg

68% of 421 products listing omega-6 give more (median 140 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278480 (entered December 13, 2022), 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:

  • 99% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.1 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
  • 98% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 1.1 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
  • 99% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.1 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
  • 91% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 11 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
  • Its 3,000 mg of chlorella is higher than 91% of the 526 chlorella products that print an amount; 6 list more.
  • 95% of the 2,714 products that print an amount of omega-3 list more than its 54 mg of omega-3 (median 500 mg).

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?

6 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: 15 tablets per day with a meal. May be taken all at once or in smaller amounts a desired with meals.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Certified Gluten-free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 278480.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soy Lecithin.

How many labels does Sun Chlorella A have?

One label is on file, entered on December 13, 2022.

  1. Label 278480 (current) Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 300 tablets · UPC 0 29918 01111 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names SUN CHLORELLA CORP. (distributor), Kyoto, Japan. All Sun Chlorella products.

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