DHA-500 Fish Oil
by Protocol For Life Balance · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 11612 2
- DSLD label 337811
- Serving 1 softgel
- 120 servings
DHA-500 Fish Oil by Protocol For Life Balance lists 4 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of fish oil concentrate; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.
What is in DHA-500 Fish Oil?
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 | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1 g | 39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. | |
| Fish Oil Concentrateas Anchovies, Sardines, Tuna1,000 mg | 1 g | 55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. | |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | no amount given | ||
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 500 mg | Higher than 82% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 250 mg | 54% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337811 (entered August 22, 2025), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 1 ingredient sits inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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.
- DHA-500Specialty Pharmacy · off the market same ingredients
- Double Strength DHA-500NOW same ingredients
- DHA-500 500 DHA / 250 EPAProtocol For Life Balance · off the market same ingredients
- High Potency DHA-250NOW · off the market same ingredients
- Super Omega 3 1000 mgDr. Clark Research Association Dr. Clark Zentrum same ingredients
- Triple Strength Fish Oil 1,360 mgNature's Truth · off the market same ingredients
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 usage: Take 1 softgel 1 to 2 times daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Cautions/Interactions: Omega-3 fatty acids may interact with anti-coagulants, NSAIDs, anti-hypertensives, and cholesterol-lowering medications. Omega-3 fatty acids may affect the metabolism of certain medications, including cyclosporine.
- Contains fish (anchovies, sardines, tuna).
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 337811.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Pharmaceutical Glaze, Ethyl Alcohol, Ammonium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Sunflower Lecithin, Medium Chain Triglyceride, Water, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GOED Omega-3 Proud Member goedquality.com; Crescent H (Halal).
How many labels does DHA-500 Fish Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on August 22, 2025.
- Label 337811 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11612 2
DSLD also links this label to: DHA-500 500 DHA / 250 EPA (image difference, same product), DHA-500 500 DHA / 250 EPA (image difference, same product), DHA-500 500 DHA / 250 EPA (image difference, same product), DHA-500 500 DHA / 250 EPA (image difference, same product), DHA-500 500 DHA / 250 EPA (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 Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.