Borage Oil 1,000 mg EFA
by Wonder Laboratories · softgel capsule · 250 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 262887
- Serving 1 to 3 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
- 250 servings
Borage Oil 1,000 mg EFA by Wonder Laboratories lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of borage oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.
What is in Borage Oil 1,000 mg EFA?
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). |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). | |
| Borage Oil | 1,000 mg | Higher than 62% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). | |
| Approximate Fatty Acid Content | no amount given | ||
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 190 mg | Higher than 78% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). | |
| Linoleic Acid | 320 mg | 52% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). | |
| Oleic Acid | 160 mg | Higher than 57% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 262887 (entered February 23, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Borage Oil 1,000 mgWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Borage OilNutriONN same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1000 mgVitabase 5 shared, 85% alike
- Borage Oil 1000 mgNewflower Farmers Markets 5 shared, 85% alike
- Borage Seed Oil 1000 mgMartin Avenue Pharmacy 5 shared, 85% alike
- Borage OilHealth From The Sun 5 shared, 85% 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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 to 3 softgels daily.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: If you are pregnant, nursing, epileptic or schizophrenic, do not take this product.
- Contains soy or soy derivatives.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no preservatives, sugar, starch, milk, lactose, wheat, yeast, fish, artificial color, flavor, sweetener, Non-GMO.
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees - 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 262887.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin, Mixed Tocopherols.
How many labels does Borage Oil 1,000 mg EFA have?
3 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 262887 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 250 softgels
- Label 262886 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 100 softgels
- Label 215181 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 0 99528 19110 9
DSLD also links this label to: 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 Wonder Laboratories (distributor), White House, TN. All Wonder Laboratories products.