Essential Fatty Acids
by GNC Women's · softgel capsule · 30 packs
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 229328
- Serving 1 softgel
Essential Fatty Acids by GNC Women's lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 942 mg of total omega-3 fatty acids and 20 mg of gamma-linolenic acid, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.
What is in Essential Fatty Acids?
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 | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1.5 g | 2% | 44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 942 mg | Higher than 73% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). | |
| Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3 | 800 mg | Higher than 89% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). | |
| Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 142 mg | ||
| Gamma-Linolenic AcidGLA (Alt. Name: Gamma-Linolenic Acid) Note: Omega-6 | 20 mg | 88% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 229328 (entered July 23, 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Essential Fatty AcidsGNC Women's Ultra Mega same ingredients
- Essential Fatty Acid SupportGNC Women's Ultra Mega 4 shared, 81% alike
- Essential Fatty Acid NutritionGNC Women's Ultra Mega 4 shared, 81% alike
- Essential Fatty Acid SupportGNC Women's 4 shared, 81% alike
- EPA Fish OilVinsic 3 shared, 65% alike
- Omega-3 Plus GLACarlson · off the market 4 shared, 65% alike
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 contents of one packet daily with food. For maximum benefits, take as directed every day.
- Warnings
- Contains: Soybeans, Fish (Pollock, Whiting, Anchovy, Sardine, Mackerel).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Cancer and reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- Consult with your physician prior to use if you have high blood pressure or heart problems, or are taking prescription drugs.
- Do not exceed recommended intake.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 229328.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Fish Body Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Safflower Oil, Rosemary extract, Mixed Tocopherols.
How many labels does Essential Fatty Acids have?
One label is on file, entered on July 23, 2020.
- Label 229328 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 30 packs
DSLD also links this label to: Women's Multivitamin 50 Plus (bundle set), Brain Health (bundle set), Calcium/MBP (bundle set), Healthy Aging Antioxidant Formula (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Women's products.