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Evening Primrose

by Nature's Way · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 15419 9
  • DSLD label 332916
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 120 servings

Evening Primrose by Nature's Way lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1.3 g of evening primrose seed oil, beside 6 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 21, 2025.

What is in Evening Primrose?

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: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 332916, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose 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: 4.5 g.

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Evening Primrose against 1,759 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1 g

39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Monounsaturated Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Evening Primrose Seed Oil1.3 gEvening Primrose oil in Evening Primrose 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: 3,900 mg.

Omega-6 Fatty Acids1 gOmega-6 in Evening Primrose against 421 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 484 mg, the median 140 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 87% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Linoleic Acid880 mgLinoleic Acid in Evening Primrose against 801 products880 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.880 mg

Higher than 81% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,640 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid120 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose against 740 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.120 mg

Higher than 65% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg.

Omega-9 Fatty Acidsas Oleic Acid70 mgOmega-9 in Evening Primrose against 307 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 89 mg to 438.5 mg, the median 190 mg.70 mg

79% of 307 products listing omega-9 give more (median 190 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 332916 (entered May 21, 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 2 to 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?

1 product lists 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
Recommendation: Adults swallow 1 softgel two to three times daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Cold-pressed with no chemical solvents, starch, or artificial colors
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat and direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 332916.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Purified.

How many labels does Evening Primrose have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 332916 (current) Entered May 21, 2025 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 33674 15419 9
  2. Label 243080 Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 0 33674 15416 8

DSLD also links this label to: EfaGold Evening Primrose 1300 mg (package size difference, same product), EfaGold Evening Primrose (image difference, same product), EfaGold Evening Primrose (package size difference, same product), EfaGold Evening Primrose Max Strength 1300 mg (package size difference, same product), EfaGold Evening Primrose Max Strength 1300 mg (image difference, same product), EfaGold Evening Primrose Max Strength 1300 mg (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose Max Strength (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose Max Strength (image 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 Nature's Way Brands, LLC (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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