Evening Primrose 1300 mg
by Botanic Choice · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 09046 8
- DSLD label 199483
- Serving 1 softgel
Evening Primrose 1300 mg by Botanic Choice lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1.3 g of evening primrose oil, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1.5 g | 2% | 44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.5 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1 g | 39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0 g | ||
| Evening Primrose OilEvening Primrose Oil PlantPart: seed Note: Typically containing | 1.3 g | Higher than 69% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,900 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 117 mg | Higher than 61% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 351 mg. | |
| Linoleic AcidCis-Linolenic Acid (Alt. Name: LA) | 949 mg | Higher than 83% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,847 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199483 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 3 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- Evening Primrose OilAmerican Health Royal Brittany same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mgSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Standardized GLA Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg 90 mg GLA (9%)Good 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mgRadiance same ingredients
- Prim RoyalDouglas Laboratories 6 shared, 91% alike
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: Take 1 softgel three times daily with food, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a qualified health care professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing, do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free Non GMO
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 199483.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin, purified Water.
How many labels does Evening Primrose 1300 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 199483 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 03308 09046 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Botanic Choice products.