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Elite EPA Gems

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01686 8
  • DSLD label 54768
  • Serving 1 softgel

Elite EPA Gems by Carlson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 10 IU of vitamin E and 1,250 mg of fish oil concentrate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.

What is in Elite EPA Gems?

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).

Elite EPA Gems: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 54768, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Calories from Fat15 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Elite EPA Gems against 11,965 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as natural D-Alpha Tocopherol)10 IU33%Vitamin E in Elite EPA Gems against 6,459 products10 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.10 IU

85% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 20 IU.

Fish Oil concentrate1,250 mgFish Oil in Elite EPA Gems against 1,990 products1.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1.25 g

Higher than 56% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.5 g.

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids1,013 mgOmega-3 in Elite EPA Gems against 2,714 products1,013 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,013 mg

Higher than 77% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,026 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid1,000 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Elite EPA Gems against 3,134 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 95% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54768 (entered December 23, 2015), 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?

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:

  • Its 1,000 mg of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) is higher than 95% of the 3,134 EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) products that print an amount; 140 list more.

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 Elite EPA Gems'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
Directions: Take one soft gel once or twice daily, at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains fish (anchovy, sardine and mackerel).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Preservative-Free Cholesterol-Free Gluten-Free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 54768.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Mixed Tocopherols, Soft Gel Shell.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Freshness & Potency Purity Guaranteed.

How many labels does Elite EPA Gems have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2015.

  1. Label 54768 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market October 18, 2019 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01686 8

DSLD also links this label to: Super EPA Gems (package size difference, same product), Super EPA Gems (image difference, same product), Super EPA Gems (package size difference, same product), Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg (package size difference, same product), Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg (package size difference, same product), Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg (image difference, same product), Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg (package size difference, same product), Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg (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 J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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