Borage Oil
by Pure Encapsulations · softgel capsule · 60 softgel capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 01208 7
- DSLD label 184341
- Serving 1 softgel capsule
- 60 servings
Borage Oil by Pure Encapsulations lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel capsule, such as 1 mg of vitamin E and 1,000 mg of borage (borago officinalis) oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Borage Oil?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel capsule. 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 | ||
| 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: 4 g. |
| Vitamin Eas Mixed TocopherolsVitamin E (Form: as mixed Tocopherols) | 1 mg | 9% | |
| Borage (Borago officinalis) Oilas Gamma-Linolenic AcidBorage (Borago officinalis) Oil (Form: standardized to contain 20% Gamma-Linolenic Acid (Alt. Name: GLA)) PlantPart: seed Genus: Borago Species: officinalis Note: cold-pressed | 1,000 mg | Higher than 62% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184341 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 4 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.
- High Strength Starflower Oil 500 mgSimply Supplements 2 shared, 79% alike
- Borage 1000OmegaWorks 2 shared, 78% alike
- Vegan Borage OilDEVA 2 shared, 78% alike
- Advanced Therapeutics Tocotrienol Rx-CholesterolNature's Plus · off the market 3 shared, 77% alike
- Flax/Borage OilPure Encapsulations 3 shared, 66% alike
- Borage Oil 1300 mgNature's Plus Herbal Actives · off the market 1 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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1–4 times daily, with or between meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 184341.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule.
How many labels does Borage Oil have?
4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 219331 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 180 softgel capsules · UPC 7 66298 01209 4
- Label 219328 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 60 softgel capsules · UPC 7 66298 01208 7
- Label 184341 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 softgel capsules · UPC 7 66298 01208 7
- Label 184340 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 180 softgel capsules · UPC 7 66298 01209 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Pure Encapsulations (distributor), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.