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Evening Primrose Oil 500

by GNC Women's · softgel capsule · 30 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 243692
  • Serving 1 softgel capsule

Evening Primrose Oil 500 by GNC Women's lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel capsule, 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 February 25, 2021.

What is in Evening Primrose Oil 500?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel capsule. 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).

Evening Primrose Oil 500: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 243692, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Fat0.5 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose Oil 500 against 11,965 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.5 g

86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Evening Primrose Oil500 mgEvening Primrose oil in Evening Primrose Oil 500 against 300 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg).

Linoleic Acid350 mgLinoleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 500 against 801 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.350 mg

50% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid45 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 500 against 740 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.45 mg

67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 243692 (entered February 25, 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 one softgel capsule daily with food.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial flavors, no wheat, gluten free, no dairy.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 243692.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin.

How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 have?

5 labels are on file under this name since October 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 243692 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 30 softgels
  2. Label 79163 Entered October 21, 2017 · on the market · 30 softgels
  3. Label 75256 Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 48107 19894 7
  4. Label 69686 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market August 21, 2017 · 30 softgels
  5. Label 65938 Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 48107 19894 7

DSLD also links this label to: Hair, Skin & Nails Beauty Basics (bundle set), Amino/Collagen Formula (bundle set).

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 Women's products.

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