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Double Strength DHA-500

by NOW · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01612 6
  • DSLD label 314276
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 90 servings

Double Strength DHA-500 by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of fish oil concentrate, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Double Strength DHA-500?

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).

Double Strength DHA-500: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314276, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Double Strength DHA-500 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: 2 g.

Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Double Strength DHA-500 against 1,759 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.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 Concentrate1,000 mg1 gFish Oil in Double Strength DHA-500 against 1,990 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.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 Acids0
Docosahexaenoic Acid500 mgDHA in Double Strength DHA-500 against 3,627 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.500 mg

Higher than 82% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid250 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Double Strength DHA-500 against 3,134 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.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 314276 (entered October 24, 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?

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 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.

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.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
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 314276.

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): Crescent H Halal GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher) Contains Gelatin.

How many labels does Double Strength DHA-500 have?

15 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314276 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01612 6
  2. Label 314277 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01613 3
  3. Label 244952 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01612 6
  4. Label 244617 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01613 3
  5. Label 210442 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market August 22, 2023 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01612 6
  6. Label 210440 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market August 22, 2023 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01613 3
  7. Label 73561 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01612 6
  8. Label 70774 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01613 3
  9. Label 70772 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market March 24, 2017 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01612 6
  10. Label 53470 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01612 6
  11. Label 52861 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01613 3
  12. Label 45749 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01613 3
  13. Label 45747 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market October 23, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01612 6
  14. Label 14954 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01613 3
  15. Label 14948 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01612 6

DSLD also links this label to: DHA-500 (image difference, same product), DHA-500 (package size 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 NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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