Flax Oil Capsules
by PL Progressive Laboratories · softgel capsule · 90 softgel capsules
- Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 3 51821 00937 7
- DSLD label 71402
- Serving 1 softgel capsule
- 90 servings
Flax Oil Capsules by PL Progressive Laboratories lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of flaxseed oil per serving of 1 softgel capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.
What is in Flax Oil Capsules?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel capsule. 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 | 9 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 9 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Saturated Fat | less than 0.5 g | 3% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.66 g | 72% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.98 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2 g | 90% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 g. | |
| Flaxseed Oil | 1,000 mg | 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 71402 (entered March 24, 2017), 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 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.
- Flax Oil CapsulesProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories same ingredients
- Flax Oil 1000 mgNew Sun same ingredients
- 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
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
- Directions: One softgel capsule three times daily, or more, as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Each softgel capsule contains 1000 mg. of 100% pure flax seed oil, cold pressed and solvent free.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 71402.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Carob Coloring.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP 3rd party confirmed compliant.
How many labels does Flax Oil Capsules have?
One label is on file, entered on March 24, 2017.
- Label 71402 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 90 softgel capsules · UPC 3 51821 00937 7
DSLD also links this label to: Flax Oil Capsules (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 Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Irving, Texas. All PL Progressive Laboratories products.