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Borage Oil

by Natural Factors OmegaFactors · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 68958 02205 5
  • DSLD label 36380
  • Serving 1 softgel

Borage Oil by Natural Factors OmegaFactors lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of borage oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 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 36380, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Calories from Fat15 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Borage Oil against 11,965 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Borage 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: 2,000 mg.

Linoleic Acid350 mgLinoleic Acid in Borage Oil against 801 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.350 mg

50% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 700 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). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Oleic Acid140 mgOleic Acid in Borage Oil against 694 products140 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.140 mg

48% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 280 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36380 (entered August 26, 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 1 to 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
Suggested usage: 1 softgel 1–2 times per day or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children.
Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial colors, preservatives, or sweeteners; no dairy, starch, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, corn, egg, fish, shellfish, salt, tree nuts, or GMO’s.
CHEMICAL FREE
Storage
For freshness, store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 36380.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel, Mixed Tocopherols.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Purity&Potency Guaranteed.

How many labels does Borage Oil have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 26, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 36380 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 68958 02205 5
  2. Label 36379 Entered August 26, 2014 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 68958 02204 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Natural Factors Canada (manufacturer). All Natural Factors OmegaFactors products.

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