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Borage Oil

by Barlean's Organic Oils · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • Off the market since January 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 05875 10004 5
  • DSLD label 46878
  • Serving 1 to 2 softgels (1-2 g); amounts per 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Borage Oil by Barlean's Organic Oils lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2015.

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 46878, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories9 Calories
Calories from Fat9 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).

Polyunsaturated Fat0.6 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Borage Oil against 1,759 products0.6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.0.6 g

73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Omega-6 Fatty Acids360 mgOmega-6 in Borage Oil against 421 products360 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 484 mg, the median 140 mg.360 mg

Higher than 69% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid220 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Borage Oil against 740 products220 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.220 mg

Higher than 84% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg).

Monounsaturated Fat0.16 gMonounsaturated Fat in Borage Oil against 989 products0.16 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.16 g

92% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Omega-9 Fatty Acids160 mgOmega-9 in Borage Oil against 307 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 89 mg to 438.5 mg, the median 190 mg.160 mg

53% of 307 products listing omega-9 give more (median 190 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 46878 (entered July 24, 2015), 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 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?

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: 1-2 Softgels a day, with or without meals.
Allergens and what it does not contain
~ 100% Herbicide and Pesticide-Free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 46878.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Each light-resistant caramel-coated Gelatin Softgel.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {recycle} 2; Barlean's ORGANIC OILS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS.

How many labels does Borage Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on July 24, 2015.

  1. Label 46878 (current) Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market January 6, 2016 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10004 5

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

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