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EFA Blend For Children

by Nature's Way · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 14180 9
  • DSLD label 78553
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 30 servings

EFA Blend For Children by Nature's Way lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 30 IU of vitamin E, 580 mg of fish oil and 280 mg of evening primrose oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.

What is in EFA Blend For Children?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. 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).

EFA Blend For Children: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 78553, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in EFA Blend For Children 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: 4 g.

Cholesterolless than 5 mg1%
Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl AcetateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate)30 IU100%Vitamin E in EFA Blend For Children against 6,459 products30 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.30 IU

44% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 120 IU.

Fish Oilas Anchovy, SardineFish Oil (Form: Sardine, Anchovy) Note: providing580 mgFish Oil in EFA Blend For Children against 1,990 products0.58 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.0.58 g

84% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.32 g.

Docosahexaenoic Acid120 mgDHA in EFA Blend For Children against 3,627 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.120 mg

69% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid174 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in EFA Blend For Children against 3,134 products174 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.174 mg

66% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 696 mg.

Evening Primrose Oil280 mgEvening Primrose oil in EFA Blend For Children against 300 products280 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 500 mg.280 mg

84% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,120 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78553 (entered September 21, 2017), 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 2 to 4 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with EFA Blend For Children's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendation: Adults/children 5 years of age and older, take 2 softgels twice daily. For intensive use, take 2 softgels four times daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrink-wrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Contains fish (sardine and anchovy).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 78553.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin.

How many labels does EFA Blend For Children have?

6 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 78555 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 33674 14181 6
  2. Label 78553 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 33674 14180 9
  3. Label 54102 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market April 5, 2017 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 33674 14181 6
  4. Label 54101 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market March 16, 2017 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 33674 14180 9
  5. Label 26405 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 33674 14181 6
  6. Label 26437 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 33674 14180 9

DSLD also links this label to: EFA Blend For Kids (package size difference, same product), EFA Blend for Kids (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 Nature's Way Brands, LLC (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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