Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg
by Vitamer Laboratories · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 13234 6
- DSLD label 67271
- Serving 1 softgel
- 90 servings
Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by Vitamer Laboratories lists one ingredient: 500 mg of evening primrose oil per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2016.
What is in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 5 Calories | ||
| Evening Primrose OilEvening Primrose Oil Note: non-GMO | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 67271 (entered November 21, 2016), 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 1 to 6 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 500 mgSunshine Naturals same ingredients
- Evening Primrose 500 mgStandard Vitamins · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgFull Life same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgNatural Nutra same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgWoodstock Vitamins same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mgNutricost 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
- Suggested Use: Take one softgel with food, up to six times daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Our Evening Primrose Oil is non-GMO and tests below detection limits for pesticides and herbicides.
- Cold-pressed and hexane-free
- Contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 67271.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Double Verified Gluten Free.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 67271 (current) Entered November 21, 2016 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13234 6
- Label 53584 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market October 29, 2016 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13234 6
- Label 23103 Entered June 25, 2013 · off the market October 21, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13234 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.