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Antarctic Krill Oil

by Dr. Mercola · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 13006 01027 6
  • DSLD label 327099
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

Antarctic Krill Oil by Dr. Mercola lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 50 mg of choline, 1,000 mg of krill oil and 2 mg of astaxanthin, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 24, 2025.

What is in Antarctic Krill Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Antarctic Krill Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327099, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Antarctic Krill Oil against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Cholesterol10 mg3%Cholesterol in Antarctic Krill Oil against 5,275 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.10 mg

56% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg).

Cholineas Krill Oil50 mg9%Choline in Antarctic Krill Oil against 4,738 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg50 mg

Higher than 54% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Krill OilKrill - MSC certified1,000 mgKrill Oil in Antarctic Krill Oil against 320 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.1 g

11% of 320 products listing krill oil give more (median 1 g).

Phospholipids400 mg
Omega-3 Fatty Acids220 mgOmega-3 in Antarctic Krill Oil against 2,714 products220 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.220 mg

76% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acid120 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Antarctic Krill Oil against 3,134 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.120 mg

75% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid55 mgDHA in Antarctic Krill Oil against 3,627 products55 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.55 mg

88% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

AstaxanthinOrganic2 mgAstaxanthin in Antarctic Krill Oil against 955 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.2 mg

Higher than 57% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327099 (entered April 24, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?

5 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: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take two (2) capsules daily with a meal.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
If you are nursing, pregnant, have a blood coagulation or other medical condition, or are taking medication such as anticoagulants, consult your physician before taking this product.
Contains Fish (Tilapia), Shellfish (Krill).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327099.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fish Gelatin, Olive Oil, Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary Leaf Extract.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Sustainable Seafood MSC www.msc.org MSC-C-54900.

How many labels does Antarctic Krill Oil have?

11 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327099 (current) Entered April 24, 2025 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01027 6
  2. Label 327098 Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01026 9
  3. Label 308607 Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01027 6
  4. Label 287207 Entered June 22, 2023 · off the market June 6, 2023 · 180 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01027 6
  5. Label 287206 Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01026 9
  6. Label 231694 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market April 19, 2022 · 180 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01027 6
  7. Label 231686 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market April 19, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01026 9
  8. Label 183218 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market July 13, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01026 9
  9. Label 73502 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market July 13, 2020 · 180 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01027 6
  10. Label 72872 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market July 30, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01026 9
  11. Label 43741 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market October 26, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 13006 01026 9

DSLD also links this label to: Glucoquell (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 NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.

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