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Cod Liver Oil Minis

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 100 mini softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01311 9
  • DSLD label 337587
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 33 servings

Cod Liver Oil Minis by Carlson lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 1,125 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 10 mcg (400 IU) of vitamin D, 1.7 mg of vitamin E and 1,170 mg of norwegian cod liver oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.

What is in Cod Liver Oil Minis?

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 Minis: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337587, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Cod Liver Oil Minis 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).

Cholesterol5 mg2%Cholesterol in Cod Liver Oil Minis 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).

Vitamin Aas Cod Fish Liver, Retinyl Palmitate1,125 mcg RAE125%
Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Cod Fish Liver10 mcg (400 IU)50%Vitamin D in Cod Liver Oil Minis against 14,175 products10 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg10 mcg

57% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol1.7 mg11%
Norwegian Cod Liver Oil1,170 mgFish Liver oil in Cod Liver Oil Minis against 123 products1.17 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.463 g to 2.3 g, the median 1 g.1.17 g

Higher than 62% of 123 products listing fish liver oil (median 1 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acidsreported as triglycerides280 mgOmega-3 in Cod Liver Oil Minis against 2,714 products280 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.280 mg

69% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acidreported as triglycerides90 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Cod Liver Oil Minis against 3,134 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.90 mg

80% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acidreported as triglycerides105 mgDHA in Cod Liver Oil Minis against 3,627 products105 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.105 mg

75% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337587 (entered August 22, 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?

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?

6 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: Adults: take three soft gels daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains fish (cod).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
Purity Guaranteed This product is regularly tested by independent FDA registered laboratories. It has been determined to be fresh and fully potent (per AOCS international protocols) and is free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 other contaminants.
IGEN Non-GMO Tested

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337587.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IMPACT Collective Reduced Plastic Impact; IGEN Non-GMO Tested Purity Guaranteed Freshness & Potency; IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards).

How many labels does Cod Liver Oil Minis have?

7 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 337587 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 100 mini softgels · UPC 0 88395 01311 9
  2. Label 305307 Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 250 mini softgels · UPC 0 88395 01312 6
  3. Label 304765 Entered November 22, 2023 · off the market April 22, 2025 · 100 mini softgels · UPC 0 88395 01311 9
  4. Label 265481 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 100 mini softgels · UPC 0 88395 01311 9
  5. Label 265273 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 250 mini softgels · UPC 0 88395 01312 6
  6. Label 241805 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 100 mini softgels · UPC 0 88395 01311 9
  7. Label 208895 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 100 mini softgels · UPC 0 88395 01311 9

DSLD also links this label to: Cod Liver Oil (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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Lincolnshire, IL. All Carlson products.

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