Chia Seed Oil
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 02093 9
- DSLD label 3993
- Serving 1 softgel
Chia Seed Oil by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of chia oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in Chia Seed 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chia OilChia Oil PlantPart: seed Note: (1 g) (which typically contains:) | 1,000 mg | Higher than 61% of 31 products listing chia oil (median 404 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Alpha-Linolenic Acid | 630 mg | Higher than 66% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid (median 485 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,260 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 210 mg | 59% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 420 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 72 mg | 77% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 144 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3993 (entered December 23, 2011), 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.
- Chia Seed Oil 1000 mgIndiana Botanic Gardens same ingredients
- Chia OilNewtonEverett same ingredients
- Chia Seed Oil 1000 mgBronson Laboratories same ingredients
- Chia Oil 1000 mg Omega 3-6-9Good 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Chia Seed Oil 1000 mgDC same ingredients
- Chia Seed Oil 1000 mgWonder Laboratories 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
- Suggested Use: Take 1 softgel two times daily, preferably with meals, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing, do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Storage
- Best if used by date on bottle. Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 3993.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin, natural Caramel color, purified Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).
How many labels does Chia Seed Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 3993 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 03308 02093 9
DSLD also links this label to: Chia Seed Oil 1000 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 Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.