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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 8 of 18), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Gut Feeling MaxHoltraCeuticals1,200 mg
- Healthy Adult Formula Orange FlavorBarlean's Organic Oils5 mg
- Healthy Adult 50+ Formula Lemonade FlavorBarlean's Organic Oils5 mg
- Heart Health Support PackNature's Bounty450 mg
- Hemp Pro 50Manitoba Harvest · off the market500 mg
- Hemp Pro 70Manitoba Harvest · off the market800 mg
- Hemp Pro 70 OriginalManitoba Harvest · off the market800 mg
- Hemp Seed OilNature's Craftin a blend
- Hemp Seed Oil 1000 mgNusaPurein a blend
- HerWellthy Nutraceuticalsin a blend
- Herb 360 Milk ThistleGNC Earth Genius · off the marketin a blend
- Herbal Actives Extended Release Red Yeast Rice Omega 3/6/9Nature's Plus · off the market100 mg
- Herbal Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgCVS Pharmacy450 mg
- High Lignan Flax Oil 1000 mgPuritan's Pride500 mg
- High Lignan Flax Seed Oil Softgels - 1000 mgNOW · off the market1,500 mg
- High Lignan Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgNewtonEverett500 mg
- High Lignan Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgWonder Laboratories500 mg
- High Lignan Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgBronson Laboratories500 mg
- High Lignan Flaxseed Oil 1250 mgPhysioLogics · off the market1,250 mg
- High-Lignan Flaxseed Oil 1250 mgSolgar1,250 mg
- InflammaCORE Banana CremeOrtho Molecular Products1,200 mg
- InflammaCORE Chocolate MintOrtho Molecular Products1,300 mg
- InflammaCORE Natural CherryOrtho Molecular Products1,200 mg
- InflammaCORE Orange SplashOrtho Molecular Products1,200 mg
- InflammaCORE StrawberryOrtho Molecular Products1,300 mg
- InflammaCORE Vanilla ChaiOrtho Molecular Products1,300 mg
- IntestiCleanse ChocolatePure TheraPro Rx1,250 mg
- IntestiCleanse VanillaPure TheraPro Rx1,250 mg
- Joint Aid w/ Omega 3-6-9Wonder Laboratories11.25 mg
- Joint Aid w/Omega-3-6-9DC11.25 mg
- Joint Soother Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with Omega 3, 6, 9 and Mobili-FlexPuritan's Pride · off the marketin a blend
- Joint Soother With Omega 3-6-9Vitamin World33.75 mg
- Keto Shake ChocolateEPX Body · off the market2,630 mg
- Kid's Omega 3 + DHASalaam Nutritionals · off the market130 mg
- Kid's Omega Swirl Fish Oil LemonadeBarlean's Organic Oils · off the market13 mg
- Kids CompleteSmartyPants Organics · off the market134 mg
- Kids FormulaSmartyPants Organics134 mg
- Kids Gummy DHAGNC Milestones50 mg
- Kids Gummy DHA for Kids 2-12 Raspberry Lemon Natural FlavorsGNC Milestones25 mg
- Kids Omega + DHA GummiesNature's Craft130 mg
- Kids Plant Omega-3 Liquid StrawberryGarden of Life · off the market500 mg
- Kids' Omega-3 EPA, DHA, ALA Gummies Natural Raspberry Lemonade Flavorup&up25 mg
- Lecithin 1,200 mgNature's Life58 mg
- Lecithin 411 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe18 mg
- Life OilaProven Product72.4 mg
- Life with IronShakleein a blend
- Life'sDHA SoftgelAlaven Pharmaceutical · off the market0.5 mg
- LifeCORE Complete Creamy VanillaOrtho Molecular Products · off the market900 mg
- LifeCORE Complete Rich Dark ChocolateOrtho Molecular Products · off the market900 mg
- Lignan Flax OilBarlean's1,550 mg