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Alpha-Linolenic Acid supplements
Half of the 712 alpha-linolenic acid supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 485 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 130 mg to 1,000 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).
- Products listing it
- 862712 print an amount; 146 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 485 mgmiddle half 130 mg to 1,000 mg
How much alpha-linolenic acid do supplements contain?
The median product lists 485 mg per serving. One in ten lists 50 mg or less, one in ten 2,629 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 500 mg (40 products).
Products by amount of alpha-linolenic acid per serving
712 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).
Which products list the most alpha-linolenic acid?
On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).
- Organic Sprouted Flax SeedsHigher Nature23,300 mg
- Filtered Flax Oil365 Everyday Value8,000 mg
- Organic Flax OilNature's Way EfaGold8,000 mg
- Flax OilHealth From The Sun7,700 mg
- Flax Liquix GoldHealth From The Sun7,700 mg
- Flax Liquid GoldHealth From The Sun7,700 mg
- Flax Seed OilThe Vitamin Shoppe7,640 mg
- Flax OilThe Vitamin Shoppe7,230 mg
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 450 mg; those entered in 2025, 110 mg.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 450 mg |
| 2012 | 61 | 520 mg |
| 2013 | 68 | 300 mg |
| 2014 | 51 | 675 mg |
| 2015 | 48 | 560 mg |
| 2016 | 51 | 540 mg |
| 2017 | 42 | 592.5 mg |
| 2018 | 31 | 540 mg |
| 2019 | 26 | 206 mg |
| 2020 | 64 | 678.5 mg |
| 2021 | 52 | 174.5 mg |
| 2022 | 39 | 500 mg |
| 2023 | 42 | 450 mg |
| 2024 | 57 | 324 mg |
| 2025 | 59 | 110 mg |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing alpha-linolenic acid by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: Barlean's (45), ProCaps Laboratories (36), ProCaps (25), Health From The Sun (17), XYMOGEN (16), Ortho Molecular Products (12), SmartyPants Organics (10), Good 'N Natural (10), Flora (10), Vitamin World (9).
Every product listing alpha-linolenic acid
862 products, A to Z by name (page 4 of 18), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Energized Thinker Brainy Chews Tropical GrooveOLLY50 mg
- eOxidant Formula 2: Broad-Spectrum BlendEvolved Natural Solutions · off the market50 mg
- EPA-DHA Orange FlavorBarlean's Organic Oils · off the market5 mg
- Essential 3-6-9 Omega Oil BlendHerbal Select4,900 mg
- Essential Fatty Acids 3600MaritzMayer Laboratories · off the marketin a blend
- Essential Living OilsDr. Ohhira's551.5 mg
- Essential Muscle LipidsIron-Tek424 mg
- Essential OilsNewtonEverettin a blend
- Essential Omega-3ProCaps Laboratories · off the market65 mg
- Essential Omega-3ProCaps65 mg
- Essential Omega-3 Natural MintProCaps Laboratories · off the market80 mg
- Essential Omega-3 Natural MintProCaps65 mg
- Essential Omega-3 Natural OrangeProCaps65 mg
- Essential Omega-3 Natural OrangeProCaps Laboratories65 mg
- Essential OmegasLogos Nutritionals150 mg
- Essential Prostate PackSupplement Spot150 mg
- Essential WomanBarlean's6,064 mg
- Essential Woman Chocolate MintBarlean's · off the market2,300 mg
- Essential Women Omega Swirl Chocolate MintBarlean's · off the market2,300 mg
- Evening Primrose and Black Currant Seed OilProCaps90 mg
- Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mgOL Olympian Labs949 mg
- Evening Primrose Oil Extra StrengthOL Olympian Labs · off the market949 mg
- Evening Primrose Oil Extra Strength 1.3 Grams (1,300 mg)OL Olympian Labs · off the market949 mg
- Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed OilProCaps Laboratories90 mg
- Every Omega 3-5-6-7-9 + Vitamin D3 Natural Orange FlavorRenew Life · off the market350 mg
- Everyone's Omega Fish & FlaxRainbow Light · off the market100 mg
- Extra Krill Oil Heart Formula with CoQ10 & PhytosterolsCATALO110 mg
- Eye NutritionTheraTears · off the market450 mg
- Filtered Flax Oil365 Everyday Value8,000 mg
- FiProFlaxHealth From The Sun3,400 mg
- FiProFlax MedleyHealth From The Sun2,400 mg
- Fish & Flax Oil EPA 400 mg / DHA 200 mg / ALA 530 mgNatural Factors · off the market530 mg
- Fish Free Omega 3 With Chia SeedHero Nutritionals Yummi Bears90 mg
- Fish, Flax & Borage OilSpring Valley400 mg
- Fish, Flax, Borage 1200 mgNature's Bounty · off the marketin a blend
- Fish-Free Omega Plant Based OilsNature's Secretin a blend
- Flax Hull LignansRapha Global Corporationin a blend
- Flax Lignan GoldHealth From The Sun7,140 mg
- Flax Liquid GoldHealth From The Sun7,700 mg
- Flax Liquix GoldHealth From The Sun7,700 mg
- Flax OilOmegaWorks5,800 mg
- Flax OilSpectrum Essentials3,300 mg
- Flax OilFlora · off the market8,000 mg
- Flax OilHealth From The Sun7,700 mg
- Flax OilBarlean's · off the market1,650 mg
- Flax OilNature's Way EfaGold · off the market8,000 mg
- Flax OilThe Vitamin Shoppe7,230 mg
- Flax Oil 1,000 mgVitalBulk · off the market550 mg
- Flax Oil 1,000 mgVitamin Discount Center · off the market550 mg
- Flax Oil 1,000 mgRon Teeguarden Nutraceuticals550 mg