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Borage 1300 mg

by GreenLife · softgel capsule · 30 softgels

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 31423 4
  • DSLD label 77363
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 30 servings

Borage 1300 mg by GreenLife lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1.3 g of borage oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2017.

What is in Borage 1300 mg?

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).

Borage 1300 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 77363, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Borage 1300 mg against 11,965 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Borage OilBorage Oil PlantPart: seed Note: 1,300 mg1.3 gBorage Oil in Borage 1300 mg against 254 products1,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 161.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 515 mg.1,300 mg

Higher than 92% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,600 mg.

Omega-6 Fatty Acids781 mgOmega-6 in Borage 1300 mg against 421 products781 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 484 mg, the median 140 mg.781 mg

Higher than 86% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,562 mg.

Linoleic Acid469 mgLinoleic Acid in Borage 1300 mg against 801 products469 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.469 mg

Higher than 66% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 938 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid312 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Borage 1300 mg against 740 products312 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.312 mg

Higher than 96% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 624 mg.

Oleic AcidOmega-9 Fatty Acids (Alt. Name: Oleic Acid, OA)190 mgOleic Acid in Borage 1300 mg against 694 products190 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.190 mg

Higher than 63% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 380 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77363 (entered August 22, 2017), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,300 mg of borage oil is higher than 92% of the 254 borage oil products that print an amount; 6 list more.
  • Its 312 mg of gamma-linolenic acid (filed by NIH under gamma linolenic acid) is higher than 96% of the 740 gamma linolenic acid products that print an amount; 27 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Borage 1300 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendation: Take 1 softgel 1 to 2 times daily.
Warnings
Safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner freshness seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Cold pressed, unrefined & hexane-free. No chemical solvents, sugars, starch, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Zero trans fat
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 77363.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.

How many labels does Borage 1300 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on August 22, 2017.

  1. Label 77363 (current) Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market October 12, 2023 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 33674 31423 4

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names GreenLife by NWP, LLC (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All GreenLife products.

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