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Cod Liver Oil

by SP Standard Process · softgel capsule · 180 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12122 01263 8
  • DSLD label 340155
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 60 servings

Cod Liver Oil by SP Standard Process lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 600 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 2.3 mcg (92 IU) of vitamin D, 3,000 mg of cod liver oil and 300 mg of docosahexaenoic acid, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in Cod Liver Oil?

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).

Cod Liver Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 340155, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Cod Liver Oil against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Cholesterol10 mg3%Cholesterol in Cod Liver Oil against 5,275 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.10 mg

56% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg).

Proteinless than 1 g1%
Vitamin A600 mcg RAE67%
Vitamin D2.3 mcg (92 IU)12%Vitamin D in Cod Liver Oil against 14,175 products2.3 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg2.3 mcg

96% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Cod Liver Oil3,000 mgFish Liver oil in Cod Liver Oil against 123 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.463 g to 2.3 g, the median 1 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 123 products listing fish liver oil (median 1 g).

Docosahexaenoic Acid300 mgDHA in Cod Liver Oil against 3,627 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.300 mg

Higher than 63% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acid210 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Cod Liver Oil against 3,134 products210 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.210 mg

57% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Total Omega-3630 mgOmega-3 in Cod Liver Oil against 2,714 products630 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.630 mg

Higher than 59% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 340155 (entered September 25, 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:

  • 96% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 2.3 mcg (92 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).

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 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
Suggested Use: Three softgels per day, or as directed.
Warnings
Contains: Fish (cod).
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF (Gluten free)
Storage
Store in a cool, dark place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 340155.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water, Glycerine, Natural Flavors, Sunflower Oil, Rosemary Extract.

How many labels does Cod Liver Oil have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 19, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 340155 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 8 12122 01263 8
  2. Label 256486 Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 8 12122 01263 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Standard Process Inc. (manufacturer), Palmyra, WI. All SP Standard Process products.

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