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Chia Omega + EPA & DHA

by Essential Formulas · softgel capsule · 60 vegan softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 51834 00401 2
  • DSLD label 36837
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 30 servings

Chia Omega + EPA & DHA by Essential Formulas lists 8 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.

What is in Chia Omega + EPA & DHA?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. 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).

Chia Omega + EPA & DHA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 36837, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Calories from Fat20 Calories
Total Fat2.1 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Chia Omega + EPA & DHA against 11,965 products2.1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.1 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g
Omega-3 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Alpha-Linolenic Acid1,050 mgAlpha-Linolenic Acid in Chia Omega + EPA & DHA against 712 products1,050 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 485 mg.1,050 mg

Higher than 75% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid (median 485 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acidas Algal70 mgDHA in Chia Omega + EPA & DHA against 3,627 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.70 mg

85% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acidas Algal35 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Chia Omega + EPA & DHA against 3,134 products35 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.35 mg

94% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Omega-6 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Linoleic Acid308 mgLinoleic Acid in Chia Omega + EPA & DHA against 801 products308 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.308 mg

54% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg).

Omega-9 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Oleic Acid108 mgOleic Acid in Chia Omega + EPA & DHA against 694 products108 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.108 mg

68% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36837 (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?

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:

  • 94% of the 3,134 products that print an amount of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) list more than its 35 mg of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

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 Chia Omega + EPA & DHA'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: Take 2 softgels daily, with or without food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
If you are pregnant, nursing, on medication or have any medical condition consult a qualified health care professional before using this product or any other dietary supplement.
Allergens and what it does not contain
FISH FREE- No after-taste or fishy burps

Source: label statements in DSLD label 36837.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Expeller-pressed Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seed oil, modified Food Starch, Algal Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, purified Water, Sorbitol, Carrageenan.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): life's DHA(TM); Certified Vegan American Vegetarian Association; MADE IN HE U.S.A. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Chia Omega + EPA & DHA have?

One label is on file, entered on August 26, 2014.

  1. Label 36837 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · on the market · 60 vegan softgels · UPC 8 51834 00401 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Essential Formulas Incorporated (manufacturer), Irving , Texas. All Essential Formulas products.

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