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Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 soft gels

  • Off the market since December 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01716 2
  • DSLD label 19526
  • Serving 1 to 5 softgels; amounts per 5 softgels
  • 12 servings

Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable by Carlson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 5 softgels, such as 50 IU of vitamin E natural and 6,250 mg of norwegian fish oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2013.

What is in Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 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 Lemon Flavored Chewable: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 19526, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories60 Calories
Calories from Fat60 Calories
Total Fat7 g10%Fat (unspecified) in Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable against 11,965 products7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.7 g

Higher than 94% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Vitamin E Naturalas D-Alpha-Tocopherol50 IU167%Vitamin E in Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable against 6,459 products50 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.50 IU

Higher than 61% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Norwegian Fish Oil6,250 mg

This amount is far outside what other labels list for fish oil, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids4,000 mgOmega-3 in Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable against 2,714 products4,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.4,000 mg

Higher than 99% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acid2,000 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable against 3,134 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than over 99% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid1,500 mgDHA in Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable against 3,627 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than over 99% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 19526 (entered March 25, 2013), 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 4,000 mg of omega-3 is higher than 99% of the 2,714 omega-3 products that print an amount; 36 list more.
  • Its 2,000 mg of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) is higher than over 99% of the 3,134 EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) products that print an amount; 10 list more.
  • Its 1,500 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (filed by NIH under DHA) is higher than over 99% of the 3,627 DHA products that print an amount; 29 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?

6 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: Take 1 to 5 soft gels daily, at mealtime.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Sugar-free. Preservative-free. Gluten-free.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 19526.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Tocopherol, natural Lemon flavor, Soft Gel Shell.

How many labels does Elite Omega-3 Gems Lemon Flavored Chewable have?

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

  1. Label 19526 (current) Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market December 12, 2015 · 60 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01716 2
  2. Label 19524 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market December 11, 2015 · 30 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01714 8
  3. Label 19523 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 180 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01712 4
  4. Label 19522 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market March 7, 2013 · 90 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01714 8
  5. Label 19519 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market March 30, 2018 · 90 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01711 7

DSLD also links this label to: 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), Elite Omega-3 Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 1,600 mg Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon Flavor (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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