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Borage Oil

by NewtonEverett · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • Off the market since July 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 89076 03158 5
  • DSLD label 35397
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Borage Oil by NewtonEverett lists 3 ingredients, 3 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 July 25, 2014.

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 35397, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from FatCalories (Form: from Fat)10 Calories
Total Fat1 g2%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: 2 g.

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). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Borage OilBorage Oil PlantPart: seed oil Genus: Borago Species: officinalis Note: which typically contains1,000 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: 2,000 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid240 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Borage Oil against 740 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.240 mg

Higher than 87% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg.

Linoleic Acid380 mgLinoleic Acid in Borage Oil against 801 products380 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.380 mg

Higher than 58% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 760 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 35397 (entered July 25, 2014), 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 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.

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: For adults, take one (1) softgel two times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, planning any medical procedure or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Not suitable for vegetarians.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, preservatives, sugar, starch, milk, lactose, soy, gluten, wheat, yeast, fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 35397.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): newtoneverett(R).

How many labels does Borage Oil have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 35397 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market July 19, 2024 · 60 softgels · UPC 6 89076 03158 5
  2. Label 34804 Entered June 25, 2014 · off the market July 19, 2024 · 60 softgels · UPC 6 89076 03158 5

DSLD also links this label to: Borage Oil 1,000 mg (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 Newton-Everett Biotech (distributor). All NewtonEverett products.

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