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Cold-Milled Flax Seeds

by GNC Natural Brand · other (e.g. tea bag) · 15 oz.

  • Off the market since August 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 03669 0
  • DSLD label 2249
  • Serving 2 to 4 tbsp (15-30 g); amounts per 2 tbsp
  • 28 servings

Cold-Milled Flax Seeds by GNC Natural Brand lists 2 ingredients; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 10 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tbsp. 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).

Cold-Milled Flax Seeds: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2249, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories90 Calories
Calories from Fat60 Calories
Total Fat6 g9%Fat (unspecified) in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds against 11,965 products6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.6 g

Higher than 92% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat1 g3%Saturated fat in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds against 5,234 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1 g

34% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Trans Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat5 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds against 1,759 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.5 g

Higher than 95% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat1 gMonounsaturated Fat in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds against 989 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.1 g

24% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Cholesterol0 mg0%
Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Total Carbohydrates4 g1%Carbohydrate in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds against 21,979 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4 g

Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber4 g16%Fiber in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds against 6,987 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 74% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g).

Protein3 gProtein in Cold-Milled Flax Seeds against 8,985 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.3 g

67% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Calciumno amount given4%
Ironno amount given4%

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2249 (entered November 25, 2011), 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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 Cold-Milled Flax Seeds'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: Take 2-4 tablespoons daily. May be sprinkled on cereal, salads, snacks and other foods.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Preservatives, No Additives.
Storage
Refrigeration not necessary until pouch is opened. GNC Natural Brand(TM) Flax Seeds are best used within 45 days of opening. If not used daily, product can be frozen to extend shelf life and preserve taste.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2249.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic cold-milled Flax seed.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURED INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ORGANIC. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Cold-Milled Flax Seeds have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 2249 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market August 21, 2017 · 15 oz. · UPC 0 48107 03669 0

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 Natural Brand products.

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