PlainVitamins

DHA

by Nature's Sunshine · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 99904 01513 5
  • DSLD label 313085
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

DHA by Nature's Sunshine lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 925 mg of fish oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in DHA?

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).

DHA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313085, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Fish Oilas Tuna925 mgFish Oil in DHA against 1,990 products0.925 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.0.925 g

76% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.77 g.

Docosahexaenoic Acid200 mgDHA in DHA against 3,627 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.200 mg

54% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid50 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in DHA against 3,134 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.50 mg

88% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313085 (entered September 25, 2024), 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:

  • 88% of the 3,134 products that print an amount of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) list more than its 50 mg of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

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
Recommended Use: Take 1 softgel with a meal three times daily.
Warnings
Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Storage
Refrigerate after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313085.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Caramel, Water, Lemon Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed pure.

How many labels does DHA have?

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

  1. Label 313085 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 99904 01513 5
  2. Label 207121 Entered September 24, 2019 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01513 5
  3. Label 17848 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01513 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.

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