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Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01686 8
  • DSLD label 337516
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg by Carlson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1.3 g 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 August 22, 2025.

What is in Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg?

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 1,000 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337516, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg 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.

Fish Oil Concentrateas Anchovy, Mackerel, Sardine1.3 gFish Oil in Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg against 1,990 products1.3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1.3 g

Higher than 59% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.6 g.

Eicosapentaenoic Acidas Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester1,000 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg 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 337516 (entered August 22, 2025), 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:

  • 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?

2 products list 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 fish (anchovy, sardine and mackerel).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free No Artificial Preservatives
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.
Igen Non-GMO Tested

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337516.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, 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 IFOS International Fish Oil Standards; Impact Collective Reduced Plastic Impact; Igen Non-GMO Tested Purity Guaranteed Freshness & Potency.

How many labels does Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg have?

11 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 337516 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01686 8
  2. Label 265410 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01681 3
  3. Label 265336 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01686 8
  4. Label 242039 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01686 8
  5. Label 242068 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01681 3
  6. Label 216663 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01686 8
  7. Label 216660 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01681 3
  8. Label 216657 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 10 softgels · UPC 0 88395 16800 0
  9. Label 209029 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01686 8
  10. Label 209023 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01681 3
  11. Label 54764 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market November 20, 2017 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01681 3

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 (image difference, same product), Elite EPA Gems (package size difference, same product), Professional Formula Elite EPA Gems 1,000 mg (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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