Borage Oil
by Herbal Select · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 65279 02121 7
- DSLD label 33128
- Serving 1 softgel
Borage Oil by Herbal Select lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of 100% pure cold-pressed borage oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.
What is in Borage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% pure cold-pressed Borage Oil100% pure cold-pressed Borage Oil Note: guaranteed minimum fatty acid profile per softgel | 1,000 mg | Higher than 62% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 310 mg | 53% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 930 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 240 mg | Higher than 87% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg. | |
| Omega-6 Fatty AcidsOmega-6 fatty acids per softgel | 550 mg | Higher than 77% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,650 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33128 (entered May 23, 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 3 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 Oil's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Borage Oil 1000 mgPhysioLogics · off the market 4 shared, 77% alike
- Borage 1300 mgGreenLife · off the market 4 shared, 75% alike
- Borage Oil 1000 mgBIOVEA 3 shared, 74% alike
- Borage Oil 1,000 mgNewtonEverett 3 shared, 74% alike
- Gla SapNFH 3 shared, 67% alike
- Borage Oil 1000 mgRadiance 3 shared, 57% 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: Take 1 softgel, 3 times per day.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This porduct contains no artificial preservatives or colours, flavour, sugar, dairy, egg, wheat, soy corn, starch or yeast.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 33128.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
How many labels does Borage Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.
- Label 33128 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 65279 02121 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Herbal Select (manufacturer), Guelph, Ontario, Canada. All Herbal Select products.