PlainVitamins

Coconut Oil

by GNC SuperFoods · softgel capsule · 240 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 19025 5
  • DSLD label 220056
  • Serving 4 softgels
  • 60 servings

Coconut Oil by GNC SuperFoods lists one ingredient: 4,000 mg of organic coconut oil per serving of 4 softgels. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Coconut Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).

Coconut Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 220056, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories35 Calories
Total Fat4 g5%Fat (unspecified) in Coconut Oil against 11,965 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.4 g

Higher than 84% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat4 g20%Saturated fat in Coconut Oil against 5,234 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.4 g

Higher than 90% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat (median 1 g).

Cholesterol0 g0%
organic Coconut Oil4,000 mgCoconut oil in Coconut Oil against 160 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.4 g

Higher than 85% of 160 products listing coconut oil (median 1 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 220056 (entered May 22, 2020), 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?

3 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
Directions: As dietary supplement, take four softgels each day with food or water.
Warnings
Contains: Tree nuts (coconut).
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, no starch, no artificial flavors, sodium free, no wheat, gluten free, no corn, no soy, no dairy.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 220056.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Caramel color.

How many labels does Coconut Oil have?

5 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 220056 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 48107 19025 5
  2. Label 78355 Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 29 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 48107 12525 7
  3. Label 78309 Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 48107 16775 2
  4. Label 70623 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market August 18, 2017 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 48107 16775 2
  5. Label 31034 Entered March 25, 2014 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 48107 13034 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC SuperFoods products.

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