Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg
by Mountain Meadow Herbs · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 13086 01309 9
- DSLD label 212586
- Serving 3 softgels
- 10 servings
Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by Mountain Meadow Herbs lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 1.5 g of oil of evening primrose, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.
What is in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgels. 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 | 15 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1.5 g | 2% | 44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Oil of Evening PrimroseOil of Evening Primrose Note: yielding | 1.5 g | Higher than 94% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 1.1 g | Higher than 88% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,200 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 150 mg | Higher than 72% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212586 (entered January 25, 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:
- Its 1,500 mg of oil of evening primrose (filed by NIH under evening primrose oil) is higher than 94% of the 300 evening primrose oil products that print an amount; 8 list more.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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 mgSource Naturals same ingredients
- Gamma-Lin 1300DaVinci Laboratories same ingredients
- Gamma-Lin 1300DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1,000 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mgup&up same ingredients
- Gamma-Lin 500DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont 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: 3 softgels once or twice daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: If you are pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition, or are taking a prescription, consult your health care provider before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF (Gluten Free) Sugar Free
- Hypoallergenic: Contains no yeast, dairy, egg, gluten, corn, soy or wheat. Contains no sugar, starch, salt, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor, or fragrance.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place out of sunlight.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 212586.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 212586 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 8 13086 01309 9
- Label 71396 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market October 25, 2019 · 30 softgels · UPC 8 13086 01309 9
DSLD also links this label to: Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mg (image 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 Mountain Meadow Herbs, Inc. (distributor), Somers, MT. All Mountain Meadow Herbs products.