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Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg

by Mountain Meadow Herbs · softgel capsule · 30 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 13086 01309 9
  • DSLD label 327789
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 30 servings

Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg by Mountain Meadow Herbs lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 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, 2025.

What is in Evening Primrose Oil 1000 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 1000 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327789, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose Oil 1000 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: 3 g.

Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Evening Primrose Oil 1000 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: 3 g.

Evening Primrose Oil1,000 mgEvening Primrose oil in Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg against 300 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 53% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Linoleic Acid680 mgLinoleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg against 801 products680 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.680 mg

Higher than 74% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,040 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid100 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg against 740 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.100 mg

Higher than 55% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327789 (entered February 23, 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 1 to 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for pregnant and lactating. 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
Suggested use: Take one (1) softgel one to three times daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Caution: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or planning any medical procedure, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327789.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Purified.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in Montana USA.

How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 21, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327789 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 8 13086 01309 9
  2. Label 267524 Entered April 21, 2022 · off the market March 19, 2024 · 30 softgels · UPC 8 13086 01309 9

DSLD also links this label to: Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg (image difference, same product), Evening Primrose Oil 500 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 Mountain Meadow Herbs, Inc. (distributor), Somers, MT. All Mountain Meadow Herbs products.

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