Flax Oil
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 100 softgel capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 21211 0
- DSLD label 304984
- Serving 3 softgels
- 33 servings
Flax Oil by Vital Nutrients lists one ingredient: 3,000 mg of flaxseed oil extract, cold-pressed per serving of 3 softgels. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.
What is in Flax Oil?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 | 30 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 30 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 3 g | 4% | Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.5 g | Higher than 63% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Flaxseed Oil Extract, Cold-Pressedas Alpha-Linolenic Acidstandardized extraction to alpha-linolenic acid | 3,000 mg | Higher than 92% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil (median 1 g). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304984 (entered January 24, 2024), 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 3 g of flaxseed oil is higher than 92% of the 512 flaxseed oil products that print an amount; 21 list more.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Flax Oil 1000 mgVQ Verified Quality same ingredients
- Flaxseed Oil SoftgelsON Optimum Nutrition 3 shared, 81% alike
- Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgVitamer Laboratories · off the market 3 shared, 81% alike
- Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgAnabolic Laboratories · off the market 3 shared, 81% alike
- Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgVillage Vitality · off the market 3 shared, 81% alike
- High Lignan Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgFoster Regal 3 shared, 81% 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
- Recommendations Take 3 softgels daily with meals or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 304984.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Carob Color, Natural, Water, Purified.
How many labels does Flax Oil have?
4 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 304984 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 100 softgel capsules · UPC 6 93465 21211 0
- Label 223050 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 100 softgels · UPC 6 93465 21211 0
- Label 56832 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market April 15, 2019 · 100 softgels · UPC 6 93465 21211 0
- Label 6888 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market January 26, 2016 · 100 softgel capsules · UPC 6 93465 21211 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.