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Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil

by Twinlab · softgel capsule · 100 softgels

  • Off the market since September 2017 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 12961
  • Serving 1 to 3 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel

Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil by Twinlab lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,060 IU of vitamin A, 106 IU (2.65 mcg) of vitamin D and 4 mg of zinc, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.

What is in Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil?

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).

Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12961, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Calories from Fat5 Calories
Total Fat0.5 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 11,965 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.5 g

86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol10 mg3%Cholesterol in Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 5,275 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.10 mg

56% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg).

Vitamin A1,060 IU21%Vitamin A in Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 5,772 products1,060 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.1,060 IU

84% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin D106 IU (2.65 mcg)27%Vitamin D in Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 14,175 products2.65 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg2.65 mcg

92% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Zinc4 mg27%Zinc in Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 13,186 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg4 mg

81% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12961 (entered October 25, 2012), 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:

  • 92% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 2.65 mcg (106 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil'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
Suggested Use: Take one softgel one to three times daily with any meal or as directed by a physician or health care professional.
Warnings
WARNING: If you are pregnant or nursing, anticipate surgery, have coagulapathy or any other medical condition, are taking anticoagulants or any other medication, consult a health care professional before use.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12961.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cod liver oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, yellow Beeswax, Soybean Oil, Water, Apple Pectin, Soy Lecithin, Zinc Oxide, D-Alpha-Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

How many labels does Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.

  1. Label 12961 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market September 26, 2017 · 100 softgels

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Twinlab Corporation (manufacturer). All Twinlab products.

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