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Fish Oil Q

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01673 8
  • DSLD label 337518
  • Serving 2 soft gels
  • 30 servings

Fish Oil Q by Carlson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 soft gels, such as 2 g of norwegian fish oil concentrate and 200 mg of coenzyme Q-10, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.

What is in Fish Oil Q?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 soft gels. 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).

Fish Oil Q: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337518, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Fish Oil Q against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Proteinless than 1 g
Norwegian Fish Oil Concentrateas Anchovy, Mackerel, Sardine2 gFish Oil in Fish Oil Q against 1,990 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.2 g

Higher than 71% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids Ethyl Esters1,200 mgOmega-3 in Fish Oil Q against 2,714 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 83% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Esterreported as ethyl ester600 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Fish Oil Q against 3,134 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.600 mg

Higher than 75% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid Ethyl Esterreported as ethyl ester400 mgDHA in Fish Oil Q against 3,627 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.400 mg

Higher than 72% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Coenzyme Q-10200 mgCoenzyme Q-10 in Fish Oil Q against 2,922 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 100 mg, the median 60 mg.200 mg

Higher than 83% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 (median 60 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337518 (entered August 22, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Fish Oil Q's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Adults: take two soft gels daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains fish (anchovy, sardine and mackerel).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
It has been determined to be fresh and fully potent (per AOCS international protocols) and is free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 other contaminants.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337518.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Annatto, Mixed Tocopherols, Beeswax.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Purity Guaranteed Freshness & Potency; Friend of the Sea Impact collective Reduced Plastic Impact.

How many labels does Fish Oil Q have?

12 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 337518 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01673 8
  2. Label 265524 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01676 9
  3. Label 265431 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market April 22, 2025 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01673 8
  4. Label 242073 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01673 8
  5. Label 216651 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01676 9
  6. Label 208992 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01673 8
  7. Label 209012 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01676 9
  8. Label 55174 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market September 22, 2017 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01673 8
  9. Label 54762 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01676 9
  10. Label 19507 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market December 11, 2015 · 120 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01676 9
  11. Label 19506 Entered March 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01666 0
  12. Label 19503 Entered March 25, 2013 · on the market · 60 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01663 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Lincolnshire, IL. All Carlson products.

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