fatty acid

DHA supplements

Half of the 3,627 DHA supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 232 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 104 mg to 400 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 87 products whose only supplement ingredient is DHA list a median of 200 mg.

Products listing it
4,0353,627 print an amount; 408 list it inside a blend without an amount
Median per serving
232 mgmiddle half 104 mg to 400 mg

How much DHA do supplements contain?

The median product lists 232 mg per serving. One in ten lists 50 mg or less, one in ten 600 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 200 mg (277 products).

Products by amount of DHA per serving

3,627 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.

DHA: products by amount per serving0.3 mg3 mg30 mg300 mg
DHA: products by amount per serving0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg100 mg1,000 mg
DHA: products by amount per serving0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg1,000 mg
DHA: products by amount per serving0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg300 mg1,000 mg
DHA: products by amount per serving0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg300 mg1,000 mg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
200 mg277 Omega Soft Kids DHA (Douglas Laboratories); Kidfit DHA (VitaCeutical Labs); Brain Support Softgels (VitaCeutical Labs)
100 mg203 BrainStrong Kids (AmeriFit); BrainStrong Toddler (AmeriFit); Healthy Adult 50+ Formula Lemonade Flavor (Barlean's Organic Oils)
500 mg178 Highest Grade Omega 3's DHA & EPA 500 / 250 (Real Natural Remedies); Delicious Omega 3 Liquid Formula (OmegaWorks); EPA/DHA Guard Softgels (Perque)
120 mg151 Fish Oil Omega-3 (Viva Vitamins); Multi-Oil (GNC Preventive Nutrition); Weight Management Pack (Douglas Laboratories)
240 mg145 Super Critical Omega (Renew Life); Omega Guard (Shaklee); Concentrated Omega-3 (VitaCeutical Labs)
400 mg127 Healthy Adult Formula Orange Flavor (Barlean's Organic Oils); Postpartum Omega Mom (Country Life); Omega Surge High DHA (Country Life)
50 mg122 PreNatal Plus (Vitabase); Prosta-Pro Support Pack (Douglas Laboratories); Ultra Preventive 2000 Series C.V. Support Pack (Douglas Laboratories)
250 mg115 Healthy Mom Pregnancy & Lactation Lemonade Flavor (Barlean's Organic Oils); Skinticity (Douglas Laboratories); Norwegian Salmon Oil (Carlson)
300 mg106 DHA 300 High Potency Plant-Sourced Omega-3 (21st Century); Algal-900 DHA (CVS Pharmacy); Omega 3's DHA & EPA 300 / 400 (Real Natural Remedies)
600 mg104 EFA-Sirt Supreme (Biotics Research Corporation); High DHA Natural Lemon Flavor (Metagenics); CODmega (Garden of Life)

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 DHA?

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).

Have the amounts changed over the years?

Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 217.5 mg; those entered in 2025, 250 mg.

Median DHA per serving by the year the label entered DSLD (years with 20+ products)
YearProductsMedian per serving
201160217.5 mg
2012216200 mg
2013261200 mg
2014181225 mg
2015180223 mg
2016215220 mg
2017189200 mg
2018146240 mg
2019200200 mg
2020389253 mg
2021298215 mg
2022330240 mg
2023312240 mg
2024387252 mg
2025263250 mg

Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.

In which products and brands?

Products listing DHA by DSLD product type

DHA by product typeFat/Fatty Acid1,990Other Combinations1,509Botanical with Nutrients115Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical4Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)3Amino acid/Protein3Fiber and Other Nutrients2Botanical1
DHA by product typeFat/Fatty Acid1,990Other Combinations1,509Botanical with Nutrients115Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical4Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)3Amino acid/Protein3Fiber and Other Nutrients2Botanical1
DHA by product typeFat/Fatty Acid1,990Other Combinations1,509Botanical with Nutrients115Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical4Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)3Amino acid/Protein3Fiber and Other Nutrients2Botanical1
DHA by product typeFat/Fatty Acid1,990Other Combinations1,509Botanical with Nutrients115Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical4Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)3Amino acid/Protein3Fiber and Other Nutrients2Botanical1
DHA by product typeFat/Fatty Acid1,990Other Combinations1,509Botanical with Nutrients115Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical4Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)3Amino acid/Protein3Fiber and Other Nutrients2Botanical1

Brands listing it most: Carlson (158), Nordic Naturals (107), Douglas Laboratories (74), Barlean's (57), NOW (51), Nature's Way (49), Nature Made (39), Metagenics (39), Natural Factors (36), Genestra Brands (31).

Every product listing DHA

4,035 products, A to Z by name (page 3 of 81), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

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