EFA Complex
by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories · softgel capsule · 90 softgel capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 51821 00446 4
- DSLD label 261623
- Serving 1 softgel capsule
- 90 servings
EFA Complex by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel capsule, such as 3 mg of vitamin E, 200 mg of evening primrose oil, 200 mg of borage oil and 200 mg of organic flaxseed oil, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.
What is in EFA Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel capsule. 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 | 8.6 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 7.2 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 0.8 g | 1% | 85% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.6 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1 g | 0.5% | 97% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.2 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2 g | 90% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.4 g. | |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol | 3 mg | 22% | |
| Evening Primrose Oil | 200 mg | 87% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Borage Oil | 200 mg | 71% of 254 products listing borage oil give more (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| organic Flaxseed Oil | 200 mg | 86% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.4 g. | |
| Marine Lipid concentrate | 200 mg | 97% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.4 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 261623 (entered April 11, 2022), 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:
- 97% of the 1,990 products that print an amount of fish oil list more than its 0.2 g of marine lipid concentrate (filed by NIH under fish oil) (median 1.2 g).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with EFA Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- CensorNDS 9 shared, 76% alike
- Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mgNOW · off the market 7 shared, 73% alike
- Omega 3-6-9 1,200 mgLuckyVitamin 7 shared, 73% alike
- Super Omega 3-6-9 Fish OilNOW · off the market 7 shared, 73% alike
- Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mgButterfly Express 7 shared, 73% alike
- EFA CompleteAdvanced Trichology 8 shared, 73% alike
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: One softgel capsule once or twice daily, or more, as directed by a doctor.
- Warnings
- Sold only for dispensing by a licensed health professional.
- Not to be used by pregnant or lactating women.
- Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Contains sardine, anchovy, mackerel, sprat, salmon, clupea fish. Contains: Soy.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 261623.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice Certified GMP Compliant 21 CFR 111.
How many labels does EFA Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on April 11, 2022.
- Label 261623 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 90 softgel capsules · UPC 3 51821 00446 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Irving, Texas. All Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories products.