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Kelp

by Thymely Solutions · capsule · 90 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 88332 19810 6
  • DSLD label 212014
  • Serving 1 veggie cap
  • 90 servings

Kelp by Thymely Solutions lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie cap, such as 400 mcg of iodine and 600 mg of organic kelp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.

What is in Kelp?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie cap. 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).

Kelp: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 212014, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Iodineas KelpIodine (Form: from Kelp)400 mcg270%Iodine in Kelp against 6,382 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg400 mcg

Higher than 97% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mcg.

organic Kelp600 mgAscophyllum nodosum in Kelp against 54 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.600 mg

Higher than 91% of 54 products listing ascophyllum nodosum (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212014 (entered December 22, 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 400 mcg of iodine is higher than 97% of the 6,382 iodine products that print an amount; 200 list more.
  • Its 600 mg of organic kelp (filed by NIH under ascophyllum nodosum) is higher than 91% of the 54 ascophyllum nodosum products that print an amount; 2 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 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?

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: Take 1 cap, 1-2 times per day or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warnings: Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
100% Gluten free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 212014.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Modified Vegetable Cellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve K-1604.

How many labels does Kelp have?

One label is on file, entered on December 22, 2019.

  1. Label 212014 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 90 veggie caps · UPC 7 88332 19810 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Thymely Solutions (distributor), Fairfield, IA. All Thymely Solutions products.

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