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EPA/DHA Guard

by Perque · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 240753
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 60 servings

EPA/DHA Guard by Perque lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1,650 mg of marine lipid oil, 660 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid, 500 mg of docosahexaenoic acid and 40 mg of lemon oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 26, 2020.

What is in EPA/DHA Guard?

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).

EPA/DHA Guard: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 240753, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Marine Lipid Oil1,650 mg
Eicosapentaenoic Acid660 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in EPA/DHA Guard against 3,134 products660 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.660 mg

Higher than 81% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid500 mgDHA in EPA/DHA Guard against 3,627 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.500 mg

Higher than 82% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Lemon Oil40 mgLemon in EPA/DHA Guard against 103 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 495 mg, the median 60 mg.40 mg

57% of 103 products listing lemon give more (median 60 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 240753 (entered December 26, 2020), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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 EPA/DHA Guard'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: As a dietary supplement, take two (2) softgels a day or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use product if the tamper-resistant shrink band around the cap or the inner seal beneath the cap appears to have been tampered with or is missing.
Warning: Pregnant and nursing mothers need to check with their health professional before taking supplements.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Citrus, MSG, wheat, gluten, corn, starch, sugar, soy, yeast, zein, sulfates, phosphates (other than coenzymes), preservatives, casein or other milk derivatives. NO GMO's; NO toxic minerals or metals
Storage
Must be stored with cap on tightly in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 240753.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Marine Lipid Oil, Lemon flavor Oil, Gelatin Shell.

How many labels does EPA/DHA Guard have?

2 labels are on file under this name since December 26, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 240753 (current) Entered December 26, 2020 · on the market · 120 softgels
  2. Label 240750 Entered December 26, 2020 · on the market · 60 softgels

DSLD also links this label to: EPA/DHA Guard Softgels (package size difference, same product), EPA/DHA Guard Softgels (image difference, same product), EPA/DHA Guard Softgels (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 Perque Integrative Health (manufacturer, distributor), Ashburn, VA. All Perque products.

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