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Concentrated Omega-3

by Vitamer Laboratories · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • Off the market since October 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 12931 5
  • DSLD label 53506
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Concentrated Omega-3 by Vitamer Laboratories lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 2 IU of vitamin E and 1,200 mg of concentrated fish oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 24, 2015.

What is in Concentrated Omega-3?

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

Concentrated Omega-3: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 53506, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Calories10 Calories1%
Calories from Fat10 Calories1%
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Concentrated Omega-3 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: 3 g.

Vitamin Eas Mixed Tocopherols2 IU7%Vitamin E in Concentrated Omega-3 against 6,459 products2 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.2 IU

98% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 6 IU.

concentrated Fish Oilas Anchovies, Mackerel, Sardinesconcentrated Fish Oil (Form: from Anchovies Genus: Engraulis Species: ringens, Sardines Genus: Sardinops Species: sagax, and/or Mackerel Genus: Trachurus Species: symmetricus)1,200 mgFish Oil in Concentrated Omega-3 against 1,990 products1.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1.2 g

45% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.6 g.

Fatty Acid Compositionno amount given
Eicosapentaenoic Acid360 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Concentrated Omega-3 against 3,134 products360 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.360 mg

Higher than 57% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,080 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid240 mgDHA in Concentrated Omega-3 against 3,627 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.240 mg

Higher than 50% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 53506 (entered November 24, 2015), 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?

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:

  • 98% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 2 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).

The NIH database records 3 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?

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
SUGGESTED USE: Take one softgel up to three times daily with food.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Allergens and what it does not contain
CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, crustacean shellfish.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 53506.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Capsule, Glycerin, natural Orange Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE.

How many labels does Concentrated Omega-3 have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 53506 (current) Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market October 29, 2016 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 19985 12931 5
  2. Label 23095 Entered June 25, 2013 · off the market October 21, 2015 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 19985 12931 5

DSLD also links this label to: Concentrated Omega-3 Natural Orange Flavor (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 Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.

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