Evening Primrose Oil
by Oregon's Wild Harvest · softgel capsule · 100 softgels
- Off the market since January 2025 (NIH)
- UPC 7 06195 00072 5
- DSLD label 307273
- Serving 1 softgel
- 100 servings
Evening Primrose Oil by Oregon's Wild Harvest lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 mg of evening primrose seed oil, unrefined, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 0.5 g | 1% | 86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 0.05 g | 1% | 99% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.1 g. |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.04 g | 98% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.08 g. | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4 g | 94% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.8 g. | |
| Evening Primrose Seed Oil, Unrefinedas Oenothera biennis | 500 mg | ||
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 40 mg | 75% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307273 (entered March 22, 2024), 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 2 servings 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.
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgNOW 5 shared, 90% alike
- Evening Primrose OilBasic Organics · off the market 5 shared, 71% alike
- Evening Primrose OilBiotics Research Corporation 5 shared, 71% alike
- Borage/GLA 1050 mgProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 5 shared, 63% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgNew Sun · off the market 5 shared, 58% alike
- Ultimate Primrose OilNatural Goal · off the market 5 shared, 53% alike
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: As an herbal supplement, take one softgel twice daily or as directed by your healthcare professional. Do not exceed recommended dose.
- Warnings
- Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
- If taking medication consult with a healthcare professional before use. Do not take if pregnant or nursing.
- Discontinue use if unusual symptoms occur.
- Do not exceed recommended dose.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free from: Gluten, dairy and soy allergens.
- Cold-pressed, hexane-free GF (Gluten free) Verified Non-GMO Product verified non-GMO by SGS.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 307273.
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): Verified Non-GMO.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil have?
3 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 307273 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · off the market January 3, 2025 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 06195 00072 5
- Label 270643 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market December 15, 2022 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 06195 00072 5
- Label 175844 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 24, 2021 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 06195 00072 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Oregon's Wild Harvest (distributor), Redmond, OR. All Oregon's Wild Harvest products.