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Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg

by GNC Women's · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 21222 3
  • DSLD label 229104
  • Serving 2 softgel capsules
  • 45 servings

Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by GNC Women's lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 softgel capsules, such as 1,000 mg of evening primrose oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.

What is in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgel capsules. 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).

Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 229104, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Polyunsaturated Fat0.5 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg against 1,759 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Evening Primrose Oil1,000 mgEvening Primrose oil in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg against 300 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 53% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg).

Linoleic Acid700 mgLinoleic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg against 801 products700 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.700 mg

Higher than 75% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid90 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg against 740 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.90 mg

46% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 229104 (entered June 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?

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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 two softgel capsules daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, no starch, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no preservatives, sodium free, no wheat, gluten free, no corn, no soy, no dairy.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 229104.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin.

How many labels does Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2020.

  1. Label 229104 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 48107 21222 3

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Women's products.

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