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Cla

by NOW · softgel capsule · 180 softgels

  • Off the market since January 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01728 4
  • DSLD label 36390
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 60 servings

Cla by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 3 g of non-GMO safflower oil, beside 4 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 Cla?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Cla: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 36390, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Calories from Fat25 Calories
Total Fat3 g5%Fat (unspecified) in CLA against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat3 gPolyunsaturated Fat in CLA against 1,759 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.3 g

Higher than 88% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Non-GMO Safflower OilNon-GMO Safflower Oil Note: 3,000 mg3 gSafflower Oil in CLA against 101 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.25 g.3 g

Higher than 82% of 101 products listing safflower oil (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Conjugated Linoleic AcidConjugated Linoleic Acid (Alt. Name: CLA) Note: 2,400 mg2.4 gConjugated Linoleic Acid in CLA against 422 products2.4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.7 g, the median 1 g.2.4 g

Higher than 87% of 422 products listing conjugated linoleic acid (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.8 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36390 (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?

2 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: As a dietary supplement, take 3 softgels 1 to 2 times daily, preferably 1 hour before meals.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy protein, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy protein, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 36390.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY GMP ASSURED.

How many labels does Cla have?

4 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 36390 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market January 19, 2016 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01728 4
  2. Label 36389 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market January 19, 2016 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01727 7
  3. Label 15083 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market May 1, 2014 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01728 4
  4. Label 15082 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market May 1, 2014 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01727 7

DSLD also links this label to: CLA 800 mg (image difference, same product), CLA 800 mg (image difference, same product), CLA 800 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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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