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Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg

by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • Off the market since November 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 12734 2
  • DSLD label 20643
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 90 servings

Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,300 mg of evening primrose oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2013.

What is in Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 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 Oil 1,300 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 20643, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg 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: 4 g.

Evening Primrose Oil1,300 mgEvening Primrose oil in Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 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: 5,200 mg.

Fatty Acid Compositionno amount given
Gamma-Linolenic Acid130 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 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: 520 mg.

Linoleic Acid960 mgLinoleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg against 801 products960 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.960 mg

Higher than 85% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,840 mg.

Oleic Acid93 mgOleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg against 694 products93 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.93 mg

73% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 372 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 20643 (entered April 25, 2013), 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 4 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.

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 one softgel with food up to four times daily.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Cold-Pressed and Hexane-Free
CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 20643.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Capsule, Glycerin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE(TM).

How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2013.

  1. Label 20643 (current) Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market November 20, 2019 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 19985 12734 2

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

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