Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg
by Webber Naturals · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- Off the market since January 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 6 25273 03305 2
- DSLD label 33705
- Serving 3 to 6 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by Webber Naturals lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 mg of evening primrose oil and 15 IU of vitamin E. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.
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 OilEvening Primrose Oil Note: Providing | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 50 mg | 61% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). | |
| Linoleic AcidCis-Linoleic Acid Note: CLA | 360 mg | Higher than 51% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). | |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol | 15 IU | 75% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33705 (entered May 23, 2014), 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 OilNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- Prim Royal-V Standardized Herbal ExtractDouglas Laboratories 3 shared, 87% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgThompson 3 shared, 87% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mgNewtonEverett 3 shared, 87% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgBasic Vitamins 3 shared, 87% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgVitamin World 3 shared, 78% 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: 3-6 softgel capsules daily or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no artificial colours, preservatives or sweeteners, dairy, starch, wheat or yeast.
- Storage
- For product freshness protect from heat and humidity.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 33705.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {RECYCLE}.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 23, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 33705 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market January 3, 2018 · 90 softgels · UPC 6 25273 03305 2
- Label 33678 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market January 3, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 6 25273 05011 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names wn pharmaceuticals ltd. (manufacturer), Burnaby, B.C.. All Webber Naturals products.