Borage Oil 1,000 mg
by Village Vitality · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 13334 3
- DSLD label 215331
- Serving 1 softgel
- 90 servings
Borage Oil 1,000 mg by Village Vitality lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of borage oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2020.
What is in Borage Oil 1,000 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Borage Oilas BorageBorage Oil (Form: from Borage PlantPart: seeds) | 1,000 mg | Higher than 62% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Fatty Acid Composition | no amount given | ||
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 200 mg | Higher than 80% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 370 mg | Higher than 56% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 740 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 150 mg | Higher than 53% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Palmitic Acid | 90 mg | 48% of 147 products listing palmitic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 215331 (entered March 24, 2020), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Borage Oil 1,000 mgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1,000 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1,000 mgVitamer Laboratories same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1,000 mgNatural Nutra same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1,000 mgWoodstock Vitamins same ingredients
- Mega-GLA 300 Borage Seed OilSource Naturals · off the market same ingredients
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: Take one softgel up to two times daily with food.
- Warnings
- To report a serious adverse event, call 1-888-710-0006
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.
- Cold-pressed and hexane-free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 215331.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule, Glycerin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Double verified gluten free.
How many labels does Borage Oil 1,000 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 215331 (current) Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2023 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13334 3
- Label 215324 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market August 11, 2021 · 30 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13325 1
DSLD also links this label to: Borage Oil 1,000 mg (package size difference, same product), Borage Oil 1,000 mg (image difference, same product), Borage Oil 1,000 mg (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 Village Vitality, LLC (distributor), Saugerties, NY. All Village Vitality products.