Black Currant Oil
by Health From The Sun · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 10043 01224 3
- DSLD label 34192
- Serving 1 softgel
Black Currant Oil by Health From The Sun lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of black currant seed oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.
What is in Black Currant Oil?
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). |
| Black Currant seed oilBlack Currant seed oil PlantPart: seed Note: supplying | 1,000 mg | Higher than 75% of 59 products listing black currant seed oil (median 535 mg). | |
| Alpha-Linolenic Acid130 mg Alpha-Linolenic Acid (Alt. Name: ALA) Note: omega-3 | 130 mg | 74% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid170 mg Gamma-Linolenic Acid Note: omega-6 | 170 mg | Higher than 76% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). | |
| Linoleic Acid430 mg Linoleic Acid (Alt. Name: LA) Note: omega-6 | 430 mg | Higher than 65% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). | |
| Oleic Acid90 mg Oleic Acid (Alt. Name: OA) Note: omega-9 | 90 mg | 74% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). | |
| Stearidonic Acid20 mg Stearidonic Acid (Alt. Name: SDA) Note: omega-3 | 20 mg | 78% of 74 products listing stearidonic acid give more (median 35 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 34192 (entered June 25, 2014), 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- GLA 90 Black Currant OilGenestra Brands same ingredients
- Black Currant Oil 500 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe 6 shared, 94% alike
- Black Currant Seed Oil G.L.A (Ribes Nigrum) 300 mgOnly Natural · off the market 6 shared, 69% alike
- Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed OilProCaps Laboratories 6 shared, 65% alike
- Evening Primrose and Black Currant Seed OilProCaps 6 shared, 65% alike
- Ahiflower Oil Vegan Omega-3Greens First Female · off the market 6 shared, 65% 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: Use only as directed. Take one softgel daily with food or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Keep out of sunlight. Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 34192.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerine, Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): THIRD PARTY TESTED.
How many labels does Black Currant Oil have?
5 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 34192 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 10043 01224 3
- Label 34191 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 0 10043 01222 9
- Label 34189 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 10043 01220 5
- Label 34177 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 0 10043 01223 6
- Label 34158 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 60 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 10043 43598 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NutraPure, Inc. (distributor). All Health From The Sun products.