Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg
by VitaCeutical Labs · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 12734 2
- DSLD label 6299
- Serving 1 softgel
- 90 servings
Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg by VitaCeutical Labs 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 February 23, 2012.
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 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 Oil | 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 Composition | no amount given | ||
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 130 mg | Higher than 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 520 mg. | |
| Linolenic Acid | 960 mg | Higher than 85% of 34 products listing linolenic acid (median 232.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,840 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 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 6299 (entered February 23, 2012), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- EPO Evening Primrose OilAllergy Research Group 5 shared, 86% alike
- Epo SapNFH 4 shared, 64% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 5 shared, 64% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mgVillage Vitality · off the market 5 shared, 64% alike
- EpoAdaptogen Research 5 shared, 64% alike
- Evening Primrose OilBluebonnet 5 shared, 64% 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 one softgel with food up to four times daily.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- 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 6299.
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 February 23, 2012.
- Label 6299 (current) Entered February 23, 2012 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 19985 12734 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).