Table 1.
List of Spirulina supplements purchased from the Slovenian market, including their origin, product content and form as declared on the product label. The samples are clustered according to the declared country of origin.
| Sample | Form | Declared Origin | Declared Product Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Tablets | Japan | Spirulina, edible scallop shell powder, edible refined processing fat |
| S4 | Tablets | Hawaii | Spirulina pacifica, silicon dioxide, chicory inulin, magnesium stearate |
| S26 | Tablets | Hawaii | Spirulina pacifica, silicon dioxide |
| S7 | Tablets | India | Spirulina platensis |
| S19 | Tablets | India | Spirulina platensis, calcium carbonate, micro-crystalline cellulose, stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, silica |
| S34 | Tablets | India | Spirulina platensis |
| S38 | Tablets | India | Spirulina platensis |
| S9 | Powder | Mongolia-China | Wheatgrass, barley grass, Spirulina, Chlorella |
| S8 | Tablets | China | Spirulina platensis |
| S10 | Powder | China | Spirulina |
| S11 | Powder | China | Spirulina platensis |
| S12 | Powder | China | Spirulina |
| S13 | Tablets | China | Spirulina |
| S17 | Powder | China | Spirulina platensis |
| S23 | Tablets | China | Spirulina |
| S24 | Powder | China | Spirulina |
| S25 | Tablets | China | Spirulina |
| S27 | Powder | China | Spirulina |
| S31 | Powder | China | Spirulina platensis |
| S32 | Tablets | China | Spirulina |
| S33 | Powder | China | Spirulina |
| S41 | Powder | China | Spirulina platensis |
| S43 | Powder | China | Spirulina |
| S3 | Powder | Outside EU | Spirulina platensis |
| S5 | Powder | Outside EU | Spirulina |
| S6 | Powder | Outside EU | Spirulina platensis |
| S16 | Powder | Outside EU | Spirulina |
| S35 | Tablets | Outside EU | Spirulina |
| S36 | Powder | Outside EU | Spirulina |
| S14 | Tablets | Taiwan | Spirulina platensis |
| S15 | Powder | Taiwan | Spirulina platensis |
| S40 | Tablets | Taiwan | Spirulina platensis |
| S29 | Tablets | Portugal | Spirulina platensis, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate |
| S30 | Tablets | Portugal | Spirulina platensis, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate |
| S44 | Flakes | Italy | Spirulina platensis |
| S46 | Fresh | Italy | Spirulina platensis |
| S18 | Capsules | EU | Spirulina, Chlorella, Lithothamnium |
| S2 | Capsules | NS 1 | Spirulina pacifica, magnesium stearate |
| S20 | Tablets | NS | Spirulina, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate |
| S21 | Tablets | NS | Spirulina |
| S22 | Tablets | NS | Spirulina platensis, maltodextrin, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose |
| S28 | Tablets | NS | Spirulina |
| S37 | Tablets | NS | Spirulina maxima, corn maltodextrin, magnesium stearate |
| S39 | Tablets | NS | Spirulina |
| S42 | Capsules | NS | Spirulina |
| S45 | Powder | NS 1 | Spirulina |
1 NS—Not Specified.