Evening Primrose Oil
by Health From The Sun · softgel capsule · 180 mini softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 10043 01071 3
- DSLD label 34250
- Serving 2 softgels
- 90 servings
Evening Primrose Oil by Health From The Sun lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1,000 mg of evening primrose seed OIl, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Evening Primrose Seed OIlEvening Primrose Seed OIl PlantPart: Seed Note: Supplying | 1,000 mg | Higher than 53% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid100 mg Gamma-Linolenic Acid Note: omega-6 | 100 mg | Higher than 55% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). | |
| Linoleic Acid735 mg Linoleic Acid Note: omega-6 | 735 mg | Higher than 77% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). | |
| Oleic Acid30 mg Oleic Acid Note: omega-9 | 30 mg | 89% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 34250 (entered June 25, 2014), 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?
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:
- 89% of the 694 products that print an amount of oleic acid list more than its 30 mg of oleic acid (median 140 mg).
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.
- Organic Evening Primrose OilHealth From The Sun same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Golden PrimroseCarlson same ingredients
- Ultra PrimNatural Factors OmegaFactors same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgWhole Foods same ingredients
- EPO Evening Primrose OilNutriCology same ingredients
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.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Health From The Sun(R) Evening Primrose Oil is extracted from the highest quality evening primrose seeds without the use of the chemical solvent, hexane.
- Storage
- Keep out of sunlight. Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 34250.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil have?
3 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 34250 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 180 mini softgels · UPC 0 10043 01071 3
- Label 34207 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 10043 01086 7
- Label 34164 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 90 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 10043 57044 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NutraPure, Inc. (distributor). All Health From The Sun products.