Essential Omega-3
by ProCaps · capsule · 360 easy-to-swallow capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 718044
- DSLD label 331549
- Serving 2 softgels
- 180 servings
Essential Omega-3 by ProCaps lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 970 mg of fish oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.
What is in Essential Omega-3?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Cholesterol | less than 5 mg | 2% | |
| Fish Oilas Anchovy, Mackerel, Menhaden | 970 mg | 75% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). | |
| Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids | more than 800 mg | ||
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 400 mg | Higher than 72% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 280 mg | 52% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). | |
| Docosapentaenoic Acid | 40 mg | 65% of 158 products listing docosapentaenoic acid give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Alpha-Linolenic Acidas Ahiflower55-65 mg, from Ahiflower oil | 65 mg | 85% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg). | |
| Stearidonic Acidas Ahiflower24-30 mg, from Ahiflower oil | 30 mg | 61% of 74 products listing stearidonic acid give more (median 35 mg). | |
| Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 40 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 331549 (entered June 25, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Essential Omega-3ProCaps Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Essential Omega-3 Natural MintProCaps same ingredients
- Maximum Essential Omega-3 Natural MintProCaps Laboratories same ingredients
- Maximum Essential Omega-3 Natural OrangeProCaps Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Maximum Essential Omega-3ProCaps same ingredients
- Maximum Essential Omega-3 Natural OrangeProCaps 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 Consume two capsules daily. You can increase or decrease your intake as required or as guided by your physician.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of Mercury and contaminants
- Fish oil supplements have long been praised for their myriad health benefits, but they are also criticized for their potential contaminants; however, Essential Omega-3 allow you to enjoy all the benefits of fish oil without the contaminants or stomach upset.
- Contains no additives of any kind Contains no milk, soy, yeast, corn, wheat, gluten, sodium, salt, sugar, color, preservative, genetically modified (GMO) ingredients or manufacturing additives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 331549.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water, Purified, Glycerin.
How many labels does Essential Omega-3 have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 331549 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 360 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 718044
- Label 248437 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 718042
DSLD also links this label to: Essential Omega-3 (image difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 (package size difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 (image difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 (package size difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 (image difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 (package size difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 (image difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 (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 ProCaps Labs (manufacturer), Henderson, NV. All ProCaps products.