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Evening Primrose 1300 mg

by Jarrow Formulas · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  • DSLD label 307584
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Evening Primrose 1300 mg by Jarrow Formulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,300 mg of evening primrose oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Evening Primrose 1300 mg?

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).

Evening Primrose 1300 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307584, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose 1300 mg against 11,965 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Evening Primrose Oilas Oenothera biennis1,300 mgEvening Primrose oil in Evening Primrose 1300 mg against 300 products1,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 500 mg.1,300 mg

Higher than 69% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,600 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid130 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose 1300 mg against 740 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.130 mg

Higher than 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 260 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307584 (entered March 22, 2024), 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 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: Adults take 1 softgel 1-2 times a day with meals by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use. Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Cold pressed and hexane free
Non-GMO Gluten free
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, peanuts/tree nuts or sesame.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307584.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

How many labels does Evening Primrose 1300 mg have?

9 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307584 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  2. Label 264745 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  3. Label 243467 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market October 15, 2021 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  4. Label 212036 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  5. Label 201428 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 23, 2019 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  6. Label 51222 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  7. Label 37612 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market January 26, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  8. Label 29654 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market September 4, 2014 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1
  9. Label 7944 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 90011 09002 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas, Inc. (distributor), Sherman Oaks, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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