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Evening Primrose Oil

by NewtonEverett · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • Off the market since July 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 89076 03389 3
  • DSLD label 35401
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Evening Primrose Oil by NewtonEverett lists 3 ingredients, 3 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 July 25, 2014.

What is in Evening Primrose Oil?

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: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 35401, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose Oil 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).

Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Evening Primrose Oil 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).

Evening Primrose Oil1,300 mgEvening Primrose oil in Evening Primrose Oil 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).

Linoleic AcidCis-Linoleic Acid (Alt. Name: LA)949 mgLinoleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil against 801 products949 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.949 mg

Higher than 83% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid117 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil against 740 products117 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.117 mg

Higher than 61% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 35401 (entered July 25, 2014), 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 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?

6 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
Directions: For adults, take one (1) softgel daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, have any medical condition or planning any medical procedure, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult you doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Not suitable for vegetarians.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, preservatives, sugar, starch, milk, lactose, soy, gluten, wheat, yeast, fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 35401.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): newtoneverett(R).

How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2014.

  1. Label 35401 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market July 19, 2024 · 60 softgels · UPC 6 89076 03389 3

DSLD also links this label to: Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg (image difference, same product), Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mg (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 Newton Everett Biotech(R) (distributor). All NewtonEverett products.

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