Evening Primrose Oil
by Nature's Sunshine · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 01787 0
- DSLD label 255245
- Serving 1 softgel
- 90 servings
Evening Primrose Oil by Nature's Sunshine lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 10 mg of vitamin E and 500 mg of evening primrose seed oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2021.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol | 10 mg | 67% | |
| Evening Primrose seed Oil | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Linoleic Acid | 300 mg | 54% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 45 mg | 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 255245 (entered September 24, 2021), 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 Oil 500 mgWebber Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Prim Royal-V Standardized Herbal ExtractDouglas Laboratories 3 shared, 87% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgThompson 3 shared, 87% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mgNewtonEverett 3 shared, 87% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgBasic Vitamins 3 shared, 87% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgVitamin World 3 shared, 78% 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
- Recommended Use: Take 1 softgel daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 255245.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 255245 (current) Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 99904 01787 0
- Label 207459 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market June 9, 2021 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01787 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.