Chewable DHA Bursting Orange Flavor
by Carlson for Kids · softgel capsule · 120 chewable softgels
- Off the market since November 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 01571 7
- DSLD label 19467
- Serving 1 softgel
Chewable DHA Bursting Orange Flavor by Carlson for Kids lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 10 IU of vitamin E natural and 600 mg of fish body oil concentrate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2013.
What is in Chewable DHA Bursting Orange Flavor?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 0.5 g | 1% | 86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. |
| Vitamin E Naturalas D-Alpha-Tocopherol | 10 IU | 33% | 85% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 20 IU. |
| Fish Body Oil ConcentrateFish Body Oil Concentrate Note: providing | 600 mg | 83% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.2 g. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 100 mg | 75% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 50 mg | 88% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 19467 (entered March 25, 2013), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 88% of the 3,134 products that print an amount of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) list more than its 50 mg of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).
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.
- Kid's Chewable DHA Omega-3s Bursting Orange FlavorCarlson · off the market same ingredients
- Chewable DHA Blasting Orange FlavorCarlson for Kids · off the market same ingredients
- Junior Omega 3Zahler same ingredients
- High Grade Fish OilBody Basix · off the market same ingredients
- Super DHA GemsCarlson same ingredients
- Fish Oil 1000 mgAvPAK same ingredients
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: Children 4 years of age and older: Chew one soft gel once or twice daily, AT MEALTIME.
- Warnings
- Keep bottle tightly closed and out of the reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 19467.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Tocopherol, natural Orange and Tangerine flavors, Soft Gel Shell.
How many labels does Chewable DHA Bursting Orange Flavor have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 19467 (current) Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 120 chewable softgels · UPC 0 88395 01571 7
- Label 19463 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 60 chewable softgels · UPC 0 88395 01570 0
DSLD also links this label to: Chewable DHA Blasting Orange Flavor (package size difference, same product), Kid's Chewable DHA Omega-3s Bursting Orange Flavor (image difference, same product), Kid's Chewable DHA Omega-3s Bursting Orange Flavor (package size difference, same product), Kid's Chewable DHA Omega-3s Bursting Orange Flavor (image difference, same product), Kid's Chewable DHA Omega-3s Bursting Orange Flavor (package size difference, same product), Kid's Chewable DHA 100 mg Bursting Orange Flavor! (image difference, same product), Kid's Chewable DHA 100 mg Bursting Orange Flavor! (package size difference, same product), Kid's Chewable DHA 100 mg Bursting Orange Flavor! (package size 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 Carlson Div. of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Hts., IL. All Carlson for Kids products.