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100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg

by Swanson EFAs · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • Off the market since May 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 17059 6
  • DSLD label 176223
  • Serving 1 softgel

100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg by Swanson EFAs lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 mg of 100% pure Superba2 krill oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 31, 2018.

What is in 100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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).

100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 176223, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
100% pure Superba2 Krill Oilas Shellfish100% pure Superba2 Krill Oil (Form: from Shellfish)500 mgKrill Oil in 100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg against 320 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

60% of 320 products listing krill oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids110 mgOmega-3 in 100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg against 2,714 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.110 mg

87% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 220 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid60 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in 100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg against 3,134 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.60 mg

86% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid27.5 mgDHA in 100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg against 3,627 products27.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.27.5 mg

96% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 55 mg.

Astaxanthinas Krill OilAstaxanthin (Form: from Krill Oil)40 mcgAstaxanthin in 100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg against 955 products0.04 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.04 mg

93% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.08 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 176223 (entered August 31, 2018), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 96% of the 3,627 products that print an amount of DHA list more than its 27.5 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (filed by NIH under DHA) (median 232 mg).
  • 93% of the 955 products that print an amount of astaxanthin list more than its 0.04 mg of astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel one to two times per day with meals and water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking a blood-thinning medication.
Contains shellfish (krill).
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 176223.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, Ethyl Vanillin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does 100% Pure Krill Oil 500 mg have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 176223 (current) Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market May 16, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 87614 17059 6
  2. Label 176549 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 87614 17093 0

DSLD also links this label to: 100% Pure Krill Oil (image difference, same product), 100% Pure Krill Oil (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson EFAs products.

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