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Yaeyama Chlorella

by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 150 capsules

  • Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 17003 7
  • DSLD label 212141
  • Serving 5 capsules (2 g)
  • 30 servings

Yaeyama Chlorella by Jarrow Formulas lists one ingredient: 2 g of yaeyama chlorella per serving of 5 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.

What is in Yaeyama Chlorella?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 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).

Yaeyama Chlorella: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 212141, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Protein1 g2%Protein in Yaeyama Chlorella against 8,985 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.1 g

77% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Yaeyama Chlorella2 gChlorella in Yaeyama Chlorella against 526 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 92.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 300 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 86% of 526 products listing chlorella (median 300 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212141 (entered January 25, 2020), 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?

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
Usage: Take 5 capsules per day with juice or water or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Note: If you have a medical condition, are pregnant, lactating, trying to conceive, under the age of 18, or taking medications, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 212141.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Capsule.

How many labels does Yaeyama Chlorella have?

14 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 212141 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 150 capsules · UPC 7 90011 17003 7
  2. Label 201882 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market October 24, 2019 · 150 capsules · UPC 7 90011 17003 7
  3. Label 201893 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 3.5 ozs · UPC 7 90011 17002 0
  4. Label 201890 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 7, 2019 · 35.3 ozs · UPC 7 90011 17005 1
  5. Label 201887 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 90011 17004 4
  6. Label 51566 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 3.5 ozs · UPC 7 90011 17002 0
  7. Label 51170 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 35.3 oz. · UPC 7 90011 17005 1
  8. Label 51168 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 90011 17004 4
  9. Label 51153 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 150 capsules · UPC 7 90011 17003 7
  10. Label 37805 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market March 16, 2015 · 150 capsules · UPC 7 90011 17003 7
  11. Label 30627 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market March 12, 2015 · 35.3 oz. · UPC 7 90011 17005 1
  12. Label 30159 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market July 2, 2015 · 3.5 oz. · UPC 7 90011 17002 0
  13. Label 7505 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 35.3 oz. · UPC 7 90011 17005 1
  14. Label 7503 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 3.5 oz. · UPC 7 90011 17002 0

DSLD also links this label to: Yaeyama Chlorella 400 mg (image difference, same product), Yaeyama Chlorella 400 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 Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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