Evening Primrose Oil 500
by GNC · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- Off the market since November 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 19894 7
- DSLD label 36092
- Serving 2 softgel capsules
- 45 servings
Evening Primrose Oil 500 by GNC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 softgel capsules, such as 1 g of total fat. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.
What is in Evening Primrose Oil 500?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgel capsules. 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 Fatas Evening Primrose OilTotal Fat (Form: as Evening Primrose Oil Genus: Oenothera Species: biennis) | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36092 (entered August 26, 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?
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Flax Seed Oil 1000GNC Natural Brand same ingredients
- Lipo-6 CLANutrex Research · off the market same ingredients
- Flax Seed Oil 1000 mgGNC SuperFoods same ingredients
- Lipo6 CLANutrex Research Basix Series same ingredients
- CLA High Quality Conjugated Linolenic Acid1 Up Nutrition same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1300GNC Women's Ultra Mega 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, take two softgel capsules daily.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Sugar, No Starch, No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Preservatives, Sodium Free, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Corn, No Soy, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 36092.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 36092 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market November 18, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 48107 19894 7
- Label 3552 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market January 9, 2017 · 30 softgels
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC products.