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Alaskan Salmon Oil

by Barlean's · softgel capsule · 180 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 59285
  • Serving 3 softgels (2.4 g)
  • 60 servings

Alaskan Salmon Oil by Barlean's lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 1,000 IU (25 mcg) of vitamin D3 and 500 mcg of astaxanthin, beside 5 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2016.

What is in Alaskan Salmon Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Alaskan Salmon Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 59285, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Calories from Fat20 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0 g2%
Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 1,759 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1 g

39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat0.5 gMonounsaturated Fat in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 989 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

53% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Cholesterol15 mg5%Cholesterol in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 5,275 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.15 mg

47% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg).

Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol1,000 IU (25 mcg)250%Vitamin D in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 14,175 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg25 mcg

Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatno amount given
Eicosapentaenoic Acid191 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 3,134 products191 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.191 mg

60% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid191 mgDHA in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 3,627 products191 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.191 mg

62% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids90 mgOmega-3 in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 2,714 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.90 mg

89% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg).

Astaxanthinas Marine AlgaeAstaxanthin (Form: from Marine Algae)500 mcgAstaxanthin in Alaskan Salmon Oil against 955 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.5 mg

57% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 59285 (entered May 22, 2016), 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:

  • 89% of the 2,714 products that print an amount of omega-3 list more than its 90 mg of other omega-3 fatty acids (filed by NIH under omega-3) (median 500 mg).

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?

1 product lists 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: 3 softgels daily with a meal.
Keep bottle tightly closed.
Warnings
Store in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Both non-GMO and gluten free, Wild & Whole Alaskan Salmon Oil provides a full spectrum of healthful Omega-3s, the powerful antioxidant astaxanthin and naturally occurring Vitamin D3.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 59285.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Wild Alaskan Salmon Fish Oil, Softgel.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Sustainably Caught; Super Concentrated Mini Softgel; IFOS.

How many labels does Alaskan Salmon Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2016.

  1. Label 59285 (current) Entered May 22, 2016 · on the market · 180 softgels

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

Who makes it?

The label names Barlean's (manufacturer), Ferndale, WA. All Barlean's products.

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