Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg - Vegan Formula
by NOW · softgel capsule · 90 veggie softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01758 1
- DSLD label 205082
- Serving 1 veggie softgel
Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg - Vegan Formula by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie softgel, such as 1 g of organic evening primrose oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2019.
What is in Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg - Vegan Formula?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| organic Evening Primrose Oilorganic Evening Primrose Oil PlantPart: seed Genus: Oenothera Species: biennis Note: (1,000 mg) (cold-pressed, Hexane-free) | 1 g | Higher than 53% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 90 mg | 46% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205082 (entered July 24, 2019), 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.
- Natural Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgWindmill same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mgSmoky Mountain Nutrition same ingredients
- Evening Primrose 1300 mgSR SportsResearch same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mgSR Sports Research · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Cold-Pressed Oil 1300 mgSports Research same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Softgels 1300 mgZeal Naturals same ingredients
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 Usage: Take 1 softgel daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Cold pressed, Hexane free
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 205082.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Softgel Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg - Vegan Formula have?
One label is on file, entered on July 24, 2019.
- Label 205082 (current) Entered July 24, 2019 · on the market · 90 veggie softgels · UPC 7 33739 01758 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.