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Flax Oil 1000 mg

by NOW · softgel capsule · 250 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  • DSLD label 314335
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 83 servings

Flax Oil 1000 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 3 g of organic flax seed oil per serving of 3 softgels. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Flax Oil 1000 mg?

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).

Flax Oil 1000 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314335, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Total Fat3 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Flax Oil 1000 mg against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Saturated Fatless than 0.5 g2%
Polyunsaturated Fat2 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Flax Oil 1000 mg against 1,759 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.2 g

Higher than 73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Monounsaturated Fat0.5 gMonounsaturated Fat in Flax Oil 1000 mg against 989 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

53% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

organic Flax seed Oilorganic Flax seed Oil PlantPart: seed Genus: Linum Species: usitatissimum Note: (3,000 mg) (cold-pressed, unrefined)3 gFlaxseed Oil in Flax Oil 1000 mg against 512 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 g to 1.15 g, the median 1 g.3 g

Higher than 92% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314335 (entered July 25, 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 organic flax seed oil (filed by NIH under flaxseed oil) is higher than 92% of the 512 flaxseed oil products that print an amount; 21 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Take 3 softgels 1 to 2 times daily with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Flax Oil is generally well tolerated, but may be associated with mild temporary gastro-intestinal disturbances.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, including allergy to flax seed.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314335.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Caramel color.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher) Contains gelatin; GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Flax Oil 1000 mg have?

16 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 314335 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  2. Label 314334 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01770 3
  3. Label 205091 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  4. Label 205086 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01770 3
  5. Label 72350 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  6. Label 55235 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  7. Label 55234 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01770 3
  8. Label 46368 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  9. Label 46367 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01770 3
  10. Label 36391 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market May 21, 2015 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  11. Label 35988 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market May 1, 2014 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  12. Label 35981 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market May 21, 2015 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01770 3
  13. Label 33494 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market March 6, 2014 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  14. Label 33491 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market March 6, 2014 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01770 3
  15. Label 15105 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market November 4, 2013 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01772 7
  16. Label 15103 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market November 4, 2013 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01770 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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