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Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg

by Swanson · capsule · 60 liq veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 17063 3
  • DSLD label 308482
  • Serving 1 liquid veggie capsule
  • 60 servings

Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg by Swanson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 liquid veggie capsule, such as 3.4 mg of vitamin E and 500 mg of black cumin seed oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 liquid veggie capsule. 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).

Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308482, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate3.4 mg22%
Black Cumin Seed Oilproviding minimum500 mgBlack Seed Oil in Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg against 93 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.3 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

62% of 93 products listing black seed oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Linoleic Acidas Omega-6 Fatty Acids200 mgLinoleic Acid in Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg against 801 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.200 mg

60% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Oleic Acidas Omega-9 Fatty Acids85 mgOleic Acid in Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg against 694 products85 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.85 mg

75% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 170 mg.

Stearic Acid10 mgStearic Acid in Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg against 90 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 11.25 mg to 50 mg, the median 26.9 mg.10 mg

74% of 90 products listing stearic acid give more (median 26.9 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308482 (entered March 22, 2024), 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 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?

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: As a dietary supplement, take one liquid veggie capsule one to two times per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308482.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose.

How many labels does Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 308482 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 liq veggie caps · UPC 0 87614 17063 3
  2. Label 203452 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market August 29, 2024 · 60 liq veggie caps · UPC 0 87614 17063 3
  3. Label 188684 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market October 1, 2018 · 60 liq veggie caps · UPC 0 87614 17063 3

DSLD also links this label to: OmegaTru Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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