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DHA

by iwi · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 247664
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 60 servings

DHA by iwi lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1,500 mg of algae oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2021.

What is in DHA?

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

DHA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 247664, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories13 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in DHA 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).

Cholesterol6 mg2%Cholesterol in DHA against 5,275 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.6 mg

71% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg).

Algae Oil1,500 mgAlgal Oil in DHA against 118 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 242.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 603 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 92% of 118 products listing algal oil (median 603 mg).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids615 mgOmega-3 in DHA against 2,714 products615 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.615 mg

Higher than 58% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid600 mgDHA in DHA against 3,627 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.600 mg

Higher than 89% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids15 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 247664 (entered May 22, 2021), 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:

  • Its 1,500 mg of algae oil (filed by NIH under algal oil) is higher than 92% of the 118 algal oil products that print an amount; 7 list more.

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?

1 product lists 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: Take 2 softgels daily.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no: sugar, gelatin, nuts, wheat, yeast, pollen, dairy, hidden additives or artificial flavors or colors.
Non GMO Certified by NSF Gluten free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 247664.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Shell.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO Certified by NSF. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does DHA have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 247664 (current) Entered May 22, 2021 · on the market · 120 softgels
  2. Label 247662 Entered May 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 softgels

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

Who makes it?

The label names iwi (manufacturer). All iwi products.

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