DHA
by BocaGreenMD · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 50265 29960 3
- DSLD label 43221
- Serving 1 softgel
DHA by BocaGreenMD lists one ingredient: 300 mg of docosahexaenoic acid per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2015.
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acidas Algal OilDHA (Form: from Algal Oil) (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) | 300 mg | Higher than 63% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 43221 (entered March 25, 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?
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 pregnant and lactating. 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Algal-900 DHACVS Pharmacy same ingredients
- Algal-900 DHA 300 mgCVS Pharmacy same ingredients
- Algal-900 DHA 450 mgSpring Valley same ingredients
- DHA 200 Plant-Sourced Omega-321st Century 3 shared, 78% alike
- DHA 300 High Potency Plant-Sourced Omega-321st Century 3 shared, 78% alike
- Availom High DHA PowderNootropics Depot 3 shared, 73% alike
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: As a dietary supplement for pregnant and nursing women. Take one tablet and one softgel daily with a meal. For adults only.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and INR.
- Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients on anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.
- CONTRAINDICATIONS: This product is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.
- Keep this product out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten, Lactose and Sugar-Free
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly closed.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 43221.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule, high Oleic Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Rosemary extract, Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): life'sDHA(TM) HEALTHY BRAIN, EYES, HEART; Plant Pure Omega-3; BocaGREENMD(R).
How many labels does DHA have?
One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2015.
- Label 43221 (current) Entered March 25, 2015 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 3 50265 29960 3
DSLD also links this label to: Multivitamin/Multimineral (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names BocaGrenMD (distributor), Boca Raton, FL. All BocaGreenMD products.