Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg
by Bluebonnet · softgel capsule · 100 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 43715 00918 9
- DSLD label 315010
- Serving 1 softgel
- 100 servings
Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by Bluebonnet lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 mg of evening primrose oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening Primrose Oil | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Linoleic Acid | 370 mg | Higher than 56% 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). | |
| Oleic Acid | 25 mg | 93% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 315010 (entered July 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 93% of the 694 products that print an amount of oleic acid list more than its 25 mg of oleic acid (median 140 mg).
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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgVillage Vitality · off the market same ingredients
- Primrose Liquid GoldHealth From The Sun 4 shared, 91% alike
- Organic Evening Primrose OilHealth From The Sun 4 shared, 91% alike
- Evening Primrose OilHealth From The Sun 4 shared, 91% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel daily or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No heat, solvents or chemicals (i.e., hexane free) are used in the extraction process. Free of milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. Also free of corn, gluten, barley, rice, sodium and sugar.
- Made with Non GMO ingredients
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 315010.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Purified.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 315010 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 7 43715 00918 9
- Label 268351 Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market August 22, 2023 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 43715 00918 9
- Label 178967 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market December 17, 2021 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 43715 00918 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Sugar Land, TX. All Bluebonnet products.