EPO Evening Primrose Oil
by NutriCology · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 13947 51260 3
- DSLD label 235264
- Serving 1 softgel
- 120 servings
EPO Evening Primrose Oil by NutriCology lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 mg of evening primrose oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2020.
What is in EPO Evening Primrose 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 500 mg | 1% | 86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. |
| Evening Primrose Oil | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic AcidGamma-Linolenic Acid Note: Omega 6 | 45 mg | 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. | |
| Linoleic AcidLinoleic Acid Note: Omega 6 | 365 mg | Higher than 52% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 730 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 35 mg | 88% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 70 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 235264 (entered September 25, 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgWhole Foods same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Evening Primrose OilHealth From The Sun same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Organic Evening Primrose OilHealth From The Sun same ingredients
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 As a dietary supplement, 1 softgel one or two times daily with meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- The oil is cold-pressed and hexane free.
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 235264.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
How many labels does EPO Evening Primrose Oil have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 235264 (current) Entered September 25, 2020 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 13947 51260 3
- Label 184251 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 13947 51260 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NutriCology (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All NutriCology products.