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Ahiflower Oil

by Source Naturals · softgel capsule · 120 vegetarian softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 02732 4
  • DSLD label 181808
  • Serving 1 to 4 vegetarian softgels; amounts per 4 vegetarian softgels
  • 30 servings

Ahiflower Oil by Source Naturals lists 7 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 vegetarian softgels, such as 2.92 g of ahiflower (buglossoides arvensis) seed oil; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.

What is in Ahiflower Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 vegetarian softgels. 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).

Ahiflower Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 181808, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Calories from Fat25 Calories
Total Fat3 g5%Fat (unspecified) in Ahiflower Oil against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Ahiflower (Buglossoides arvensis) seed oil2.92 g
Omega-3 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Stearidonic Acid512 mgStearidonic acid in Ahiflower Oil against 74 products512 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 23 mg to 76.75 mg, the median 35 mg.512 mg

Higher than 97% of 74 products listing stearidonic acid (median 35 mg).

Alpha-Linolenic Acid1.26 gAlpha-Linolenic Acid in Ahiflower Oil against 712 products1,260 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 485 mg.1,260 mg

Higher than 79% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid (median 485 mg).

Omega-6 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Gamma-Linolenic Acid136 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Ahiflower Oil against 740 products136 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.136 mg

Higher than 71% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg).

Linoleic Acid272 mgLinoleic Acid in Ahiflower Oil against 801 products272 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.272 mg

57% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 181808 (entered October 25, 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:

  • Its 512 mg of stearidonic acid is higher than 97% of the 74 stearidonic acid products that print an amount; 1 list more.

The NIH database records one serving 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Ahiflower Oil's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: 1 to 4 softgels daily.
Warnings
Contains soy.
Note: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.
Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Source Naturals Ahiflower Oil does not contain any fish or animal products, or animal-derived ingredients.
Contains no yeast, dairy, egg, gluten, or wheat. Contains no sugar, salt, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 181808.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: modified Food Starch, Carrageenan, Glycerin, purified Water, Rosemary extract, Mixed Tocopherols, Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

How many labels does Ahiflower Oil have?

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

  1. Label 181808 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · on the market · 120 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 21078 02732 4
  2. Label 181804 Entered October 25, 2018 · on the market · 30 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 21078 02730 0

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.

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