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Fish Oil with GLA

by GNC · softgel capsule · 180 softgel capsules

  • Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 07330 5
  • DSLD label 1005
  • Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel

Fish Oil with GLA by GNC lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 3 IU of vitamin E, 180 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid, 120 mg of docosahexaenoic acid and 23 mg of gamma-linolenic acid, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.

What is in Fish Oil with GLA?

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).

Fish Oil with GLA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 1005, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Fish Oil with GLA 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). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Cholesterol0 mg0%
Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as natural D-Alpha Tocopherol)3 IU10%Vitamin E in Fish Oil with GLA against 6,459 products3 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.3 IU

96% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 9 IU.

Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3180 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Fish Oil with GLA against 3,134 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.180 mg

60% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg.

Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3120 mgDHA in Fish Oil with GLA against 3,627 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.120 mg

69% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic AcidGLA (Alt. Name: Gamma-Linolenic Acid) Note: Omega-623 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Fish Oil with GLA against 740 products23 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.23 mg

87% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 69 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1005 (entered October 26, 2011), 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:

  • 96% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 3 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Fish Oil with GLA'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: As a dietary supplement, take one or two softgel capsules up to three times 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, No Gluten, No Corn, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 1005.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fish Body Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Borage Oil, natural Lemon flavor, Enteric Coating, Rosemary Leaf Extract.

How many labels does Fish Oil with GLA have?

One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.

  1. Label 1005 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 180 softgel capsules · UPC 0 48107 07330 5

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 products.

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