Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg
by Village Vitality · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 13249 8
- DSLD label 215688
- Serving 1 softgel
- 180 servings
Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by Village Vitality 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 March 24, 2020.
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 | 4.5 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. | |
| Fatty Acid CompositionFatty Acid Composition Note: (Each serving may typically provide the following naturally occurring nutrients) (Typical analysis due to seasonal variations.) | no amount given | ||
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 40 mg | 75% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 295 mg | 56% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,770 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 26 mg | 92% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 156 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 215688 (entered March 24, 2020), 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?
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:
- 92% of the 694 products that print an amount of oleic acid list more than its 26 mg of oleic acid (median 140 mg).
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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgBluebonnet same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · 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
- Suggested Use: Take one softgel with food, up to six times daily
- Warnings
- To report a serious adverse event, call 1-888-710-0006
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- 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 215688.
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?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 215688 (current) Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2023 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13249 8
- Label 215675 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market August 11, 2021 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13234 6
DSLD also links this label to: Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg (image difference, same product), Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Village Vitality, LLC (distributor), Saugerties, NY. All Village Vitality products.