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Evening Primrose Oil

by Barlean's · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 05875 10018 2
  • DSLD label 291817
  • Serving 2 softgels (2.6 g)
  • 60 servings

Evening Primrose Oil by Barlean's lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1,846 mg of linoleic acid, 234 mg of gamma-linolenic acid and 130 mg of oleic acid, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in Evening Primrose Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. 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 291817, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose Oil against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Polyunsaturated Fat1.5 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Evening Primrose Oil against 1,759 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1.5 g

Higher than 63% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat1 gMonounsaturated Fat in Evening Primrose Oil against 989 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.1 g

24% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Linoleic Acid1,846 mgLinoleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil against 801 products1,846 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.1,846 mg

Higher than 92% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid234 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil against 740 products234 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.234 mg

Higher than 86% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg).

Oleic Acid130 mgOleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil against 694 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.130 mg

55% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 291817 (entered June 22, 2023), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,846 mg of linoleic acid is higher than 92% of the 801 linoleic acid products that print an amount; 61 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Evening Primrose Oil's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: 2 softgels per day.
Warnings
Store in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Non-GMO
Storage
Keep bottle tightly closed. Store in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 291817.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Evening Primrose Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil have?

5 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 291817 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10018 2
  2. Label 215550 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10017 5
  3. Label 72515 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market February 27, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10017 5
  4. Label 58735 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market May 4, 2022 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10018 2
  5. Label 56297 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market March 20, 2017 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10017 5

DSLD also links this label to: Evening Primrose Oil (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose Oil (image difference, same product), Evening Primrose Oil (package size 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 Barlean's (manufacturer), Ferndale, WA. All Barlean's products.

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