Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg
by Solgar · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 33984 01043 7
- DSLD label 217713
- Serving 1 softgel
Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by Solgar lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, 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 April 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 0.5 g | 1% | 86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Evening Primrose OilEvening Primrose Oil PlantPart: seed Note: providing | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,000 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 365 mg | Higher than 52% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,920 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 45 mg | 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 217713 (entered April 23, 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?
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 8 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 Oil 500 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Evening Primrose OilBronson same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg 45 mg GLA (9%)Good 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgPuritan's Pride Premium · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgPhysioLogics · off the market 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: As a dietary supplement for adults, take one (1) softgel eight times daily, preferably with a meal or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, including blood thinners, planing any medical or surgical procedure or have any medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
- Discontinue use and consult your healthcare practitioner if any adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing or damaged.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten, wheat & dairy free
- Free of: Gluten, wheat, dairy, soy, yeast, sugar, sodium, artificial flavor, sweetener and color.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 217713.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg have?
7 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 217713 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 0 33984 01043 7
- Label 217656 Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 33984 01042 0
- Label 214020 Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 0 33984 01040 6
- Label 67072 Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 33984 01040 6
- Label 44269 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market November 18, 2019 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 33984 01043 7
- Label 44268 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market November 18, 2019 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 33984 01042 0
- Label 26775 Entered October 25, 2013 · on the market · 180 softgels
DSLD also links this label to: Everning Primrose Oil 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Everning 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 Solgar, Inc. (distributor), Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.. All Solgar products.