Algal-900 DHA
by CVS Pharmacy · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 12944
- Serving 1 softgel (For Heart & Eye Benefits)
Algal-900 DHA by CVS Pharmacy lists one ingredient: 300 mg of algal docosahexaenoic acid per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.
What is in Algal-900 DHA?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). | |
| Algal Docosahexaenoic Acidas Schizochytrium sp. OilAlgal DHA (Form: from Schizochytrium sp. oil Genus: Schizochytrium Species: sp.) (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) | 300 mg | Higher than 63% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12944 (entered October 25, 2012), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Algal-900 DHA 300 mgCVS Pharmacy same ingredients
- DHABocaGreenMD same ingredients
- Algal-900 DHA 450 mgSpring Valley same ingredients
- DHA 200 Plant-Sourced Omega-321st Century 3 shared, 78% alike
- DHA 300 High Potency Plant-Sourced Omega-321st Century 3 shared, 78% alike
- Availom High DHA PowderNootropics Depot 3 shared, 73% alike
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
- DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement, for heart & eye benefits - take one softgel daily. For memory benefits - take three softgels daily. Take with food.
- Warnings
- Consult your doctor before taking any supplement.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- ALGAE BASED, FISH FREE OMEGA-3
- FISH FREE, ALGAE-SOURCED DHA
Source: label statements in DSLD label 12944.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule, high Oleic Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Rosemary extract, Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): life's DHA(TM) HEALTHY BRAIN, EYES, HEART.
How many labels does Algal-900 DHA have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.
- Label 12944 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 30 softgels
DSLD also links this label to: Algal-900 DHA 300 mg (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 CVS Pharmacy (manufacturer). All CVS Pharmacy products.