Evening Primrose Oil
by Basic Organics · softgel capsule · 100 softgels
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 54458 47110 3
- DSLD label 3201
- Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
Evening Primrose Oil by Basic Organics lists one ingredient: 40 mg of gamma-linolenic acid per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
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). |
| Saturated Fat | 0.05 g | 1% | 99% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.04 g | 98% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4 g | 94% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 40 mg | 75% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3201 (entered December 23, 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose OilBiotics Research Corporation same ingredients
- Borage/GLA 1050 mgProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 5 shared, 85% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgNew Sun · off the market 5 shared, 76% alike
- PC Phosphatidyl CholineBODYBIO 4 shared, 73% alike
- PhosphaLine 4:1XYMOGEN 4 shared, 73% alike
- Organic Flax OilVitamer Laboratories 4 shared, 73% 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: Take one to two softgels daily, as a food supplement.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 3201.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 3201 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market October 11, 2023 · 100 softgels · UPC 0 54458 47110 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Basic Organics, Inc. (distributor), Columbus, OH. All Basic Organics products.