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EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01814 5
  • DSLD label 305764
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor by Carlson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 6.7 mg of vitamin E and 1 g of norwegian calamari oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor?

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).

EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 305764, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor 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.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol6.7 mg45%
Norwegian Calamari Oil1 g
Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids Ethyl Esters550 mgOmega-3 in EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor against 2,714 products550 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.550 mg

Higher than 52% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,100 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acidas Docosahexaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester500 mgDHA in EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor 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 Acidas Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester50 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor 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: 100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305764 (entered January 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?

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 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?

1 product lists 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
Directions: Adults: Take one soft gel once or twice daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains calamari.
Keep bottle tightly closed and out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
Purity Guaranteed This product is regularly tested by independent FDA registered laboratories. It has been determined to be fresh and fully potent (per AOCS international protocols) and is free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 other contaminants.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 305764.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Lemon Flavor, Natural, Mixed Tocopherols, Natural.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Friend of the Sea Freshness & Potency Purity Guaranteed; IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards).

How many labels does EcoSmart DHA 500 mg Natural Lemon Flavor have?

3 labels are on file under this name since May 19, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 305764 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01814 5
  2. Label 304770 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01811 4
  3. Label 265278 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01814 5

DSLD also links this label to: EcoSmart DHA Lemon Flavored (image difference, same product), EcoSmart DHA Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), EcoSmart DHA Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), EcoSmart DHA Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), EcoSmart DHA 500 Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), EcoSmart DHA 500 Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), EcoSmart DHA 500 Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), EcoSmart DHA 500 mg DHA Natural Lemon Flavor (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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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