Flax Oil 1000 mg - Vegan Formula
by NOW · softgel capsule · 120 veggie softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01773 4
- DSLD label 205106
- Serving 1 veggie softgel
Flax Oil 1000 mg - Vegan Formula by NOW lists one ingredient: 1 g of organic flax seed oil per serving of 1 veggie softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2019.
What is in Flax Oil 1000 mg - Vegan Formula?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| organic Flax seed Oilorganic Flax seed Oil PlantPart: seed Genus: Linum Species: usitatissimum Note: (1,000 mg) (cold-pressed, hexane free) | 1 g | 27% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205106 (entered August 23, 2019), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Cold Pressed Flax Seed Oil 1000 mgTrader Joe's same ingredients
- Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgNatural Nutra same ingredients
- Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgWoodstock Vitamins same ingredients
- Vegan Flaxseed OilDEVA same ingredients
- Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgNature's Blend same ingredients
- Flax Seed Oil - Vegetarian Liquid CapsuleGNC Ultra Mega Green · 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1 softgel 1 to 3 times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: 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 flaxseed.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Cold pressed, hexane free
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 205106.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Softgel Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Flax Oil 1000 mg - Vegan Formula have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2019.
- Label 205106 (current) Entered August 23, 2019 · on the market · 120 veggie softgels · UPC 7 33739 01773 4
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.