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Essential Living Oils

by Dr. Ohhira's · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 95927 12132 9
  • DSLD label 36916
  • Serving 2 capsules (900 mg)
  • 30 servings

Essential Living Oils by Dr. Ohhira's lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 551.5 mg of alpha-linolenic acid, 143.1 mg of linoleic acid, 115 mg of oleic acid and 41.4 mg of palmitic acid, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 10, 2014.

What is in Essential Living Oils?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Essential Living Oils: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 36916, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories6.5 Calories
Calories from Fat5.5 Calories
Total Fat0.61 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Essential Living Oils against 11,965 products0.61 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.61 g

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

Alpha-Linolenic Acid551.5 mg62%Alpha-Linolenic Acid in Essential Living Oils against 712 products551.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 485 mg.551.5 mg

Higher than 62% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid (median 485 mg).

Linoleic Acid143.1 mg16%Linoleic Acid in Essential Living Oils against 801 products143.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.143.1 mg

69% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg).

Oleic Acid115 mg13%Oleic Acid in Essential Living Oils against 694 products115 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.115 mg

60% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg).

Palmitic Acid41.4 mg5%Palmitic Acid in Essential Living Oils against 147 products41.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 150 mg, the median 90 mg.41.4 mg

73% of 147 products listing palmitic acid give more (median 90 mg).

Stearic Acid29.7 mg3%Stearic Acid in Essential Living Oils against 90 products29.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 11.25 mg to 50 mg, the median 26.9 mg.29.7 mg

Higher than 52% of 90 products listing stearic acid (median 26.9 mg).

Caprylic Acid9 mg1%Caprylic Acid in Essential Living Oils against 234 products9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 203.13 mg to 2,363 mg, the median 500 mg.9 mg

over 99% of 234 products listing caprylic acid give more (median 500 mg).

Vaccenic Acid4.5 mg0.5%
Capric Acid1.8 mg0.2%Capric Acid in Essential Living Oils against 107 products0.0018 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.105 g to 3.7 g, the median 1.05 g.0.0018 g

over 99% of 107 products listing capric acid give more (median 1.05 g).

Gadoleic Acid0.9 mg0.1%

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36916 (entered October 10, 2014), 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:

  • over 99% of the 234 products that print an amount of caprylic acid list more than its 9 mg of caprylic acid (median 500 mg).
  • over 99% of the 107 products that print an amount of capric acid list more than its 0.0018 g of capric acid (median 1.05 g).

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 Essential Living Oils'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: 2 capsules daily with a meal or as directed by a health care professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 36916.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Flax Seed Oil, Rice Bran oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Avocado oil, Perilla oil, Tea seed oil, Olive Oil, Borage oil, Capsule ingredients:.

How many labels does Essential Living Oils have?

One label is on file, entered on October 10, 2014.

  1. Label 36916 (current) Entered October 10, 2014 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 95927 12132 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Essential Formulas Incorporated (manufacturer), Irving, TX. All Dr. Ohhira's products.

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