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Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange

by ProCaps · capsule · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 718061
  • DSLD label 248175
  • Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 2 softgels
  • 90 servings

Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange by ProCaps lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 970 mg of fish oil and 6 mg of gamma-linolenic acid, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2021.

What is in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange?

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).

Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 248175, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Cholesterolless than 5 mg2%
Fish Oilas Anchovy, Mackerel, Menhaden970 mgFish Oil in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange against 1,990 products0.97 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.0.97 g

75% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acidsmore than 800 mg
Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3400 mgDHA in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange against 3,627 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.400 mg

Higher than 72% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3280 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange against 3,134 products280 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.280 mg

52% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosapentaenoic AcidDPA (Alt. Name: Docosapentaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-340 mgDocosapentaenoic acid in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange against 158 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 85 mg, the median 50 mg.40 mg

65% of 158 products listing docosapentaenoic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Alpha-Linolenic Acidas Ahiflower Oil, Buglossoides arvensisALA (Form: from B. arvensis seed PlantPart: seed, Ahiflower Oil) (Alt. Name: Alpha-Linolenic Acid) Note: (Omega-3) (55-65 mg)65 mgAlpha-Linolenic Acid in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange against 712 products65 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 485 mg.65 mg

85% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg).

Stearidonic Acidas Ahiflower Oil, Buglossoides arvensisSDA (Form: from B. arvensis seed PlantPart: seed, Ahiflower Oil) (Alt. Name: Stearidonic Acid) Note: (Omega-3) (24-30 mg)30 mgStearidonic acid in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange against 74 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 23 mg to 76.75 mg, the median 35 mg.30 mg

61% of 74 products listing stearidonic acid give more (median 35 mg).

Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids40 mg
Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Ahiflower Oil, Buglossoides arvensisGLA (Form: from B. arvensis seed PlantPart: seed, Ahiflower Oil) (Alt. Name: Gamma-Linolenic Acid) Note: Omega-66 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange against 740 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.6 mg

96% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 248175 (entered May 22, 2021), 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:

  • 96% of the 740 products that print an amount of gamma linolenic acid list more than its 6 mg of gamma-linolenic acid (filed by NIH under gamma linolenic acid) (median 90 mg).

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?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 one or more capsules daily or as recommended by your physician. As with any dietary supplement, this product is most effective when used as part of a healthy diet and active lifestyle. For questions about the use of this product call 800.332.7799.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no additives of any kind Contains no milk, soy, yeast, corn, wheat, gluten, sodium, salt, sugar, color, preservative or manufacturing additives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 248175.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soft-Gelatin Capsule, Proprietary Orange Essence.

How many labels does Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange have?

One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2021.

  1. Label 248175 (current) Entered May 22, 2021 · on the market · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 718061

DSLD also links this label to: Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange (package size difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange (package size difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange (package size difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 (flavor difference), Essential Omega-3 Natural Mint (flavor difference), Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange (flavor difference), Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange (image difference, same product), Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange (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.

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