PlainVitamins

Black Currant Seed Oil

by DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • Off the market since August 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 26664 23699 9
  • DSLD label 242834
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 45 servings

Black Currant Seed Oil by DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, 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 March 25, 2021.

What is in Black Currant Seed Oil?

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

Black Currant Seed Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 242834, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Black Currant Seed 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).

Black Currant seed oilBlack Currant seed oil PlantPart: seed Note: yielding1,000 mgBlack Currant Seed Oil in Black Currant Seed Oil against 59 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 950 mg, the median 535 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 75% of 59 products listing black currant seed oil (median 535 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid140 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Black Currant Seed Oil against 740 products140 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.140 mg

Higher than 71% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 242834 (entered March 25, 2021), 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.

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 2 softgels, one-half hour before each meal or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Color of this product may vary due to color variations of the natural ingredients.
Warning: If pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare practitioner before taking this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
To obtain product information or report a serious adverse event, call 1-800-325-1776.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Made with non GMO ingredients
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 242834.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.

How many labels does Black Currant Seed Oil have?

4 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 242834 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market August 17, 2022 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 26664 23699 9
  2. Label 242833 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market October 1, 2022 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 26664 23691 3
  3. Label 21885 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market December 23, 2020 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 26664 23699 9
  4. Label 21873 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market December 23, 2020 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 26664 23691 3

DSLD also links this label to: Black Currant Seed Oil (package size 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 DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont a division of FoodScience Corp. (distributor), Williston, VT. All DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont products.

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