Evening Primrose and Black Currant Seed Oil
by ProCaps · capsule · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 182125
- DSLD label 331551
- Serving 2 softgels
- 90 servings
Evening Primrose and Black Currant Seed Oil by ProCaps lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 500 mg of evening primrose oil and 900 mg of black currant seed oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.
What is in Evening Primrose and Black Currant Seed Oil?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1.5 g | 2% | 44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g | ||
| Evening Primrose Oil | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 45 mg | 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). | |
| Linoleic Acidas Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 350 mg | 50% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). | |
| Oleic Acidas Omega-9 Fatty Acids | 30 mg | 89% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). | |
| Black Currant Seed Oil | 900 mg | Higher than 71% of 59 products listing black currant seed oil (median 535 mg). | |
| Alpha-Linolenic Acidas Omega-3 Fatty Acid | 90 mg | 79% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 135 mg | ||
| Linoleic Acidas Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 385 mg | ||
| Oleic Acidas Omega-9 Fatty Acids | 90 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 331551 (entered July 24, 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?
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:
- 89% of the 694 products that print an amount of oleic acid list more than its 30 mg of oleic acid (median 140 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed OilProCaps Laboratories same ingredients
- Omega 3-6-9 The Total EFAHealth From The Sun 6 shared, 65% alike
- Black Currant OilHealth From The Sun 6 shared, 65% alike
- GLA 90 Black Currant OilGenestra Brands 6 shared, 65% alike
- Flax Primrose ComboHealth From The Sun 6 shared, 61% alike
- Evening Primrose OilProThera · off the market 6 shared, 61% 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 Consume two capsules daily. You can increase or decrease your intake as required or as guided by your physician.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no additives or common allergens
- Contains No Milk, soy, yeast, corn, wheat, gluten, sodium, salt, sugar, cholesterol, color, preservative, common allergens, genetically modified (GMO) ingredients or manufacturing additives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 331551.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water, Purified, Glycerin.
How many labels does Evening Primrose and Black Currant Seed Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on July 24, 2025.
- Label 331551 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 182125
DSLD also links this label to: Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed Oil (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed Oil (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed Oil (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed Oil (image difference, same product), Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed Oil (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed Oil (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose with Black Currant Seed Oil (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.