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Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01716 2
  • DSLD label 337517
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 30 servings

Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor by Carlson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 13.4 mg of vitamin E and 2.5 g of norwegian fish oil, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.

What is in Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor?

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).

Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337517, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Cholesterolless than 5 mg1%
Proteinless than 1 g
Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol13.4 mg89%
Norwegian Fish Oilas Anchovy, Mackerel, Sardine2.5 gFish Oil in Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor against 1,990 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.2.5 g

Higher than 89% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acidsreported as ethyl ester1,600 mgOmega-3 in Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor against 2,714 products1,600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,600 mg

Higher than 92% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acidreported as ethyl ester800 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor against 3,134 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.800 mg

Higher than 89% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acidreported as ethyl ester600 mgDHA in Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor against 3,627 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.600 mg

Higher than 89% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337517 (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 1,600 mg of total omega-3 fatty acids (filed by NIH under omega-3) is higher than 92% of the 2,714 omega-3 products that print an amount; 208 list more.

The NIH database records one serving 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?

3 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 two soft gels daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains fish (anchovy, sardine, mackerel).
Allergens and what it does not contain
IGEN Non-GMO Tested
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.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337517.

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): IGEN Non-GMO Tested Purity Guaranteed Freshness & Potency; Friend of the Sea IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards) IMPACT Collective Reduced Plastic Impact.

How many labels does Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor have?

21 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 337517 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01716 2
  2. Label 306146 Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 30 softgels
  3. Label 306145 Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01713 1
  4. Label 306144 Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01712 4
  5. Label 304774 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01711 7
  6. Label 265791 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01714 8
  7. Label 265640 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01711 7
  8. Label 265523 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market April 22, 2025 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01716 2
  9. Label 265409 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 130 softgels · UPC X001VGWXEJ
  10. Label 265337 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01713 1
  11. Label 265315 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01712 4
  12. Label 242227 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01714 8
  13. Label 242223 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01711 7
  14. Label 216615 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01713 1
  15. Label 216619 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01714 8
  16. Label 216610 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01712 4
  17. Label 216016 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01716 2
  18. Label 208953 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01716 2
  19. Label 208947 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01713 1
  20. Label 208935 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01714 8

And 1 more labels.

DSLD also links this label to: Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable (package size difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable (package size difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable (image difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable (package size difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Lincolnshire, IL. All Carlson products.

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