Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg
by Nature's Harmony · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 63047 00439 4
- DSLD label 21861
- Serving 3 to 6 softgels; amounts per 0 softgels
Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by Nature's Harmony lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 0 softgels, such as 500 mg of evening primrose (oenothera biennis) seed oil and 10 mg of vitamin E. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.
What is in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) seed oilEvening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) seed oil PlantPart: seed Genus: Oenothera Species: biennis Note: providing | 500 mg | ||
| Linoleic Acid | 360 mg | Higher than 51% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 50 mg | 61% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). | |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: d-alpha tocopherol) Note: 14.9 IU | 10 mg | 67%* |
* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21861 (entered May 24, 2013), 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 mg Cold-PressedQuest · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mgNature's Harmony 3 shared, 71% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg Cold-PressedQuest · off the market 3 shared, 71% alike
- EPO Evening Primrose Oil 500LifeLink 3 shared, 61% alike
- Liquid Evening Primrose OilNature's Answer 4 shared, 60% alike
- +Women GLA ComplexShaklee 3 shared, 55% 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: A source of essential fatty acids for the maintenance of good health. Recommended Dose (Adults): Take 3 to 6 softgels daily with meals.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- DO NOT USE IF SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Cold-Pressed/Hexane-Free
- This product does not contain corn, dairy, egg, gluten, lactose, shellfish, starch, sugar, sulfites, yeast, or artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 21861.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Glycerin, Gelatin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Purity Life(R).
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.
- Label 21861 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 63047 00439 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Purity Life Health Products A division of SunOpta Inc. (distributor), Acton, ON. All Nature's Harmony products.