Flax Oil 1000 mg
by New Sun · softgel capsule · 100 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 82-2
- DSLD label 217952
- Serving 3 softgels
- 33 servings
Flax Oil 1000 mg by New Sun 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 April 23, 2020.
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 25 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 3 g | 4% | Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g. |
| Saturated Fat | less than 0.5 g | 2% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2 g | Higher than 73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 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: (Cold pressed, unrefined) (3,000 mg) | 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 217952 (entered April 23, 2020), 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:
- 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.
- High Lignan Flax Oil 1000 mgNOW same ingredients
- Flax Oil Softgels 1000 mgDouglas Cooper Co. same ingredients
- Flax Oil 1,000 mgLuckyVitamin same ingredients
- Flax Oil 1000 mgNOW same ingredients
- Flax Seed Oil 1000 mgProtocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- Flax Oil CapsulesPL Progressive Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
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
- Recommendation: As a dietary supplement, take 3 softgels 1 to 2 times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- 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.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Natural color variation may occur in this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 217952.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule.
How many labels does Flax Oil 1000 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 23, 2020.
- Label 217952 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 82-2
DSLD also links this label to: Flaxseed Oil With Lignans 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Flax Seed Oil (image difference, same product), Flax Seed Oil (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names New Sun, Inc. (distributor), Hendersonville, NC. All New Sun products.