Chlorella
by Swanson Kyoto Brand · tablet or pill · 300 tablets
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 18029 8
- DSLD label 184743
- Serving 5 to 15 tablets; amounts per 15 tablets
- 20 servings
Chlorella by Swanson Kyoto Brand lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 15 tablets, such as 13 mcg (520 IU) of vitamin D, 23 mg of vitamin E, 3 mg of iron and 30 mg of potassium, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.
What is in Chlorella?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Protein | 1.5 g | 76% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.5 g. | |
| Vitamin DVitamin D Note: Typical analysis. Nutrients are naturally occurring. | 13 mcg (520 IU) | 65% | 53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 39 mcg. |
| Vitamin Eas Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: Alpha Tocopherol) Note: Typical analysis. Nutrients are naturally occurring. | 23 mg | 153% | |
| IronIron Note: Typical analysis. Nutrients are naturally occurring. | 3 mg | 17% | 60% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9 mg. |
| PotassiumPotassium Note: Typical analysis. Nutrients are naturally occurring. | 30 mg | 1% | 83% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. |
| Japanese Chlorella | 3 g | Higher than 91% of 526 products listing chlorella (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9,000 mg. | |
| Chlorophyllas Chlorella, Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll BChlorophyll (Form: Chlorophyll A, & Chlorophyll B, from Chlorella) | 54 mg | Higher than 85% of 394 products listing chlorophyll (median 16 mg). Per day at the most servings: 162 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184743 (entered January 7, 2019), 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:
- Its 3,000 mg of japanese chlorella (filed by NIH under chlorella) is higher than 91% of the 526 chlorella products that print an amount; 6 list more.
The NIH database records 1 to 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Chlorella's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- ChlorellaSwanson Kyoto · off the market 7 shared, 92% alike
- Chlorella CapsBiotics Research Corporation 5 shared, 65% alike
- Fermented Chlorella with ChlorophyllDr. Mercola 4 shared, 59% alike
- 100% Certified Organic Chlorella PowderSwanson GreenFoods Formulas · off the market 3 shared, 58% alike
- Super Chlorella 1000 mgDC 3 shared, 57% alike
- Super Chlorella 1000 mgWonder Laboratories 3 shared, 57% 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: As a dietary supplement, take up to fifteen tablets one to three times per day with food and water (5 to 15 per meal).
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 184743.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula.
How many labels does Chlorella have?
3 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 184743 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 300 tablets · UPC 0 87614 18029 8
- Label 176672 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 1500 tablets · UPC 0 87614 18025 0
- Label 176670 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 300 tablets · UPC 0 87614 18024 3
DSLD also links this label to: Chlorella (package size 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Kyoto Brand products.