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Cod Liver Oil

by GNC · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 17060 8
  • DSLD label 328783
  • Serving 1 softgel capsule
  • 90 servings

Cod Liver Oil by GNC lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel capsule, such as 375 mcg of vitamin A, 3.38 mcg (135 IU) of vitamin D, 0.671 mg of vitamin E and 160 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 21, 2025.

What is in Cod Liver Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel capsule. 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).

Cod Liver Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 328783, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Cod Liver Oil against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Cholesterol5 mg2%Cholesterol in Cod Liver Oil against 5,275 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.5 mg

71% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Vitamin A375 mcg42%
Vitamin D3.38 mcg (135 IU)17%Vitamin D in Cod Liver Oil against 14,175 products3.38 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg3.38 mcg

91% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 6.75 mcg.

Vitamin E0.671 mg4%
Eicosapentaenoic Acid160 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Cod Liver Oil against 3,134 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.160 mg

67% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 320 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid100 mgDHA in Cod Liver Oil against 3,627 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.100 mg

75% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 328783 (entered May 21, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • 91% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 3.38 mcg (135 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Cod Liver Oil'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel capsule up to two times daily with food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Soybeans and fish (anchovy, mackerel, sardine, smelt, salmon, tuna, cod or a combination thereof).
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, no starch, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no preservatives, sodium free, no wheat, gluten free, no corn, no dairy. Purified to reduce contaminants such as heavy metals, dioxins and PCBs GF Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 328783.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fish Oil, Cod Liver Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.

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

How many labels does Cod Liver Oil have?

3 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 328783 (current) Entered May 21, 2025 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 48107 17060 8
  2. Label 74416 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 48107 17060 8
  3. Label 1370 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 500 softgels · UPC 0 48107 01007 2

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 products.

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