Double Strength Fish Oil
by GNC · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 07049 6
- DSLD label 1002
- Serving 1 to 3 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
Double Strength Fish Oil by GNC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 360 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and 240 mg of docosahexaenoic acid, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.
What is in Double Strength 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 | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3 | 360 mg | Higher than 57% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). | |
| Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3 | 240 mg | Higher than 50% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1002 (entered October 26, 2011), 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 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.
- Premium Omega-3 ComplexMarked · off the market same ingredients
- Double Strength Fish OilGNC Mega Men same ingredients
- Double Strength Fish OilGNC Women's Ultra Mega same ingredients
- Fish OilHarry & David · off the market same ingredients
- Super EPAThorne · off the market same ingredients
- Opti-EPA 500 Marine Lipid ConcentrateDouglas Laboratories · 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one to three softgel capsules daily with food.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 1002.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Fish Body Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, natural Lemon flavor, Vitamin E, Rosemary leaves extract.
How many labels does Double Strength Fish Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.
- Label 1002 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 48107 07049 6
DSLD also links this label to: Double Strength Fish Oil Lemon (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC products.