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Essential Omegas

by Hardy Nutritionals · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 99692 01050 2
  • DSLD label 247801
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 60 servings

Essential Omegas by Hardy Nutritionals lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 2,500 mg of fish oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.

What is in Essential Omegas?

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 Omegas: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 247801, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
CaloriesCalories Note: Energy25 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Essential Omegas against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g.

Fish Oilas Omega-3 Fatty Acids2,500 mgFish Oil in Essential Omegas against 1,990 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.2.5 g

Higher than 89% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid800 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Essential Omegas against 3,134 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.800 mg

Higher than 89% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid600 mgDHA in Essential Omegas against 3,627 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.600 mg

Higher than 89% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids200 mgOmega-3 in Essential Omegas against 2,714 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

77% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 247801 (entered June 23, 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?

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.

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, take 2 softgels once or twice daily with food, or as recommended by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Caution: Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under the age of 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 247801.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, Mixed Tocopherols.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Technology-Enhanced Nutrition.

How many labels does Essential Omegas have?

One label is on file, entered on June 23, 2021.

  1. Label 247801 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 99692 01050 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names NutraTek Health Innovations Inc. (distributor), Raymond, AB. All Hardy Nutritionals products.

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