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Flax-O-Mega

by Flora · softgel capsule · 180 vegetarian softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 61998 61418 1
  • DSLD label 276592
  • Serving 2 softgels (1000 mg ea)
  • 90 servings

Flax-O-Mega by Flora lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.

What is in Flax-O-Mega?

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).

Flax-O-Mega: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 276592, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Flax-O-Mega against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Polyunsaturated Fat1.5 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Flax-O-Mega against 1,759 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1.5 g

Higher than 63% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.5 g.

Linolenic Acidomega-31,100 mgLinolenic acid in Flax-O-Mega against 34 products1,100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 82.75 mg to 532.5 mg, the median 232.5 mg.1,100 mg

Higher than 91% of 34 products listing linolenic acid (median 232.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,300 mg.

Linoleic Acidomega-6300 mgLinoleic Acid in Flax-O-Mega against 801 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.300 mg

54% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Oleic Acidomega-9300 mgOleic Acid in Flax-O-Mega against 694 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.300 mg

Higher than 71% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 276592 (entered September 22, 2022), 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?

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 1,100 mg of linolenic acid is higher than 91% of the 34 linolenic acid products that print an amount; 2 list more.

The NIH database records 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 Flax-O-Mega'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
Suggested Use: Take 2 capsules three times a day with meals.
Warnings
Caution: Manufactured in a facility that also processes mustard and wheat.
Keep out of reach of children.
Security sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or damaged.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Flora tests every batch of flax seeds to make sure they're free of gluten.
Non-GMO Gluten-free
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 276592.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Flaxseed Oil, Food Starch, Modified, Carrageenan, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Water, Caramel color.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org.

How many labels does Flax-O-Mega have?

7 labels are on file under this name since May 23, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 276592 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 180 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 61998 61418 1
  2. Label 218303 Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 90 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 61998 61416 7
  3. Label 213445 Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 180 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 61998 61418 1
  4. Label 73127 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market January 2, 2020 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 61998 61418 1
  5. Label 73121 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market August 16, 2019 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 61998 61416 7
  6. Label 33711 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market April 6, 2017 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 61998 61416 7
  7. Label 33343 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market April 6, 2017 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 61998 61418 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Flora, Inc. (distributor), Lynden, WA. All Flora products.

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