Fish Oil
by Physician's Preference · softgel capsule · 200 softgels
- Off the market since August 2020 (NIH)
- UPC 8 11749 01017 1
- DSLD label 11119
- Serving 2 softgels
- 100 servings
Fish Oil by Physician's Preference lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 2 IU of vitamin E and 2 g of natural fish oil concentrate, beside 6 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.
What is in Fish Oil?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 | 20 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2 g | 3% | Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5 g | 3% | 66% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1 g | 39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 53% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as natural D-Alpha Tocopherol) | 2 IU | 7% | 98% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 6 IU. |
| natural Fish Oil concentratenatural Fish Oil concentrate Note: 2,000 mg | 2 g | Higher than 71% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g. | |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 680 mg | Higher than 62% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,040 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 360 mg | Higher than 57% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,080 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 240 mg | Higher than 50% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg. | |
| Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 80 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 11119 (entered August 24, 2012), 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:
- 98% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 2 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).
The NIH database records 1 to 3 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.
- Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3Protocol For Life Balance · off the market same ingredients
- Mega-DHANature's Way same ingredients
- Extra Strength Omega-3WholeHealth · off the market same ingredients
- DHA-500NOW · off the market 10 shared, 94% alike
- Highest Grade Omega 3's DHA & EPA 500 / 250Real Natural Remedies 10 shared, 94% alike
- Cholestrol-Free Omega-3NOW · off the market 10 shared, 94% 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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, take 2 softgels 1 to 3 times daily with meals.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, milk, egg, shellfish or presrevatives.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 11119.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule.
How many labels does Fish Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2012.
- Label 11119 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market August 7, 2020 · 200 softgels · UPC 8 11749 01017 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Physician's Preference(R) (manufacturer), Katy, TX. All Physician's Preference products.