Evening Primrose Oil
by Bronson · softgel capsule · 100 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 16563 42701 6
- DSLD label 8581
- Serving 1 softgel
Evening Primrose Oil by Bronson lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 mg of evening primrose oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 1, 2012.
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 | ||
| 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: 2 g. |
| Evening Primrose OilEvening Primrose Oil Note: providing (Evening primrose oil utilized in this product is 100% pure cold pressed.) | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 45 mg | 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 365 mg | Higher than 52% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,460 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8581 (entered June 1, 2012), 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 2 to 4 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg 45 mg GLA (9%)Good 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgPuritan's Pride Premium · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgPhysioLogics · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgSundown Naturals 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.
- Directions
- DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement, adults and children 12 or more years of age, 1 softgel two to four times daily or as directed by a health professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature. Protect from light.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 8581.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on June 1, 2012.
- Label 8581 (current) Entered June 1, 2012 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 7 16563 42701 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Bronson Laboratories (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All Bronson products.