Super Xanthin
by Purium · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 64934 03537 7
- DSLD label 255911
- Serving 2 capsules (840 mg)
- 30 servings
Super Xanthin by Purium lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 440 mg of organic spirulina and 8 mg of total astaxanthin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 19, 2021.
What is in Super Xanthin?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| organic Spirulina | 440 mg | 52% of 709 products listing blue-green algae give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Total Astaxanthin | 8 mg | Higher than 84% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 255911 (entered November 19, 2021), 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Super XanthinPurium Health Products same ingredients
- Organic Spirulina & AstaxanthinSwanson same ingredients
- Astaxanthin 10 mgVitamin World 1 shared, 53% alike
- Astaxanthin 5 mgNature's Bounty 1 shared, 53% alike
- Astaxanthin 4 mgGNC Preventive Nutrition 1 shared, 53% alike
- Astaxanthin 4 mgBronson 1 shared, 53% 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
- Suggested Use: Take two capsules per day with a meal. For optimal results and recovery when exercising, take one capsule pre and post workout.
- Warnings
- Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO Project Verified Nongmoproject.org
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 255911.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose Capsule.
How many labels does Super Xanthin have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 19, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 255911 (current) Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 64934 03537 7
- Label 255910 Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 64934 03537 7
DSLD also links this label to: Super Xanthin (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 Purium (manufacturer, distributor), Rancho Dominguez, CA. All Purium products.