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Borage Oil

by Advance Physician Formulas · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 96996 00050 2
  • DSLD label 270304
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Borage Oil by Advance Physician Formulas lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of borage seed oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

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 270304, 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). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Borage seed Oil1,000 mgBorage Oil in Borage Oil against 254 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 161.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 515 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 62% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid190 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Borage Oil against 740 products190 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.190 mg

Higher than 78% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 570 mg.

Linolenic Acid350 mgLinolenic acid in Borage Oil against 34 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 82.75 mg to 532.5 mg, the median 232.5 mg.350 mg

Higher than 59% of 34 products listing linolenic acid (median 232.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,050 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270304 (entered July 21, 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 1 to 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.

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: As a dietary supplement, healthy adults take one softgel 1 to 3 times daily with meals, or as recommended by a qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
Consult with a qualified healthcare professional prior to using this product. Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or broken.
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy or gluten. Produced in a third-party registered cGMP compliant facility that may process other products containing these allergens or ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy or gluten.
Hexane-free
Storage
Store at room temperature, in a dry place. Protect product from excessive heat, freezing, humidity, and light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 270304.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, purified Water, non-GMO Vegetable Glycerin.

How many labels does Borage Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on July 21, 2022.

  1. Label 270304 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 8 96996 00050 2

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Advance Physician Formulas, Inc. (manufacturer), Irvine, CA. All Advance Physician Formulas products.

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