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Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg

by Viva Vitamins · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12720 01010 4
  • DSLD label 2367
  • Serving 1 to 3 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
  • 120 servings

Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg by Viva Vitamins lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,300 mg of evening primrose oil and 117 mg of gamma-linolenic acid, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Evening Primrose Oil 1300 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 1300 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2367, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories12 Calories
Calories from Fat12 Calories
Total Fat1.3 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg against 11,965 products1.3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.3 g

55% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Evening Primrose Oil1,300 mgEvening Primrose oil in Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg 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).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid117 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg 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).

Linoleic AcidCis-Linoleic Acid925 mgLinoleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg against 801 products925 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.925 mg

Higher than 82% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg).

Oleic Acid70 mgOleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg against 694 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.70 mg

78% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg).

Palmitic Acid78 mgPalmitic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg against 147 products78 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 150 mg, the median 90 mg.78 mg

52% of 147 products listing palmitic acid give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2367 (entered November 25, 2011), 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: As a dietary supplement, take one to three softgels daily.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, salt, starch, yeast, corn, soy, wheat, lactose, gluten, milk, egg, fish products, peanuts, artificial coloring, flavoring, or preservatives added.
Storage
Do not refrigerate.
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2367.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.

How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 2367 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 8 12720 01010 4
  2. Label 2366 Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 8 12720 01009 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Viva Vitamins(TM) (manufacturer), Van Nuys,, CA. All Viva Vitamins products.

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