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Borage Oil

by Barlean's · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 05875 10004 5
  • DSLD label 291812
  • Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Borage Oil by Barlean's lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 360 mg of linoleic acid, 200 mg of gamma-linolenic acid and 170 mg of oleic acid, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

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).

Borage Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 291812, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Borage 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).

Saturated Fat0 g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat0.5 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Borage Oil against 1,759 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat0 g
Linoleic Acid360 mgLinoleic Acid in Borage Oil against 801 products360 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.360 mg

Higher than 51% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid200 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Borage Oil against 740 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.200 mg

Higher than 80% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg).

Oleic Acid170 mgOleic Acid in Borage Oil against 694 products170 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.170 mg

Higher than 59% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 291812 (entered June 22, 2023), 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?

1 product lists 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: 1-2 softgels per day, with or without a meal.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Hexane Free Gluten Free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place. Keep tightly closed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 291812.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Borage Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

How many labels does Borage Oil have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 291812 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10004 5
  2. Label 214260 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market May 4, 2022 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10004 5
  3. Label 56241 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market February 25, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10004 5

DSLD also links this label to: Borage Oil (image 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 Barlean's (manufacturer), Ferndale, WA. All Barlean's products.

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