Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg Essential Fatty Acids
by The Vitamin Shoppe · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 02959 4
- DSLD label 217741
- Serving 1 softgel
Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg Essential Fatty Acids by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of organic flax seed oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.
What is in Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg Essential Fatty Acids?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 Note: (GMO free)(providing) | 1,000 mg | 27% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Alpha-Linolenic AcidAlpha-Linolenic Acid (Form: Omega 3) | 500 mg | Higher than 50% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid (median 485 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. | |
| Linoleic AcidLinoleic Acid (Form: Omega 6) | 120 mg | 73% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 150 mg | Higher than 53% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 217741 (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?
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.
- Flaxseed OilZHOU Nutrition same ingredients
- Organic Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgHealthy Choice Naturals same ingredients
- OmegaTru Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgSwanson EFAs · off the market same ingredients
- Organic Flaxseed OilRise-N-Shine · off the market same ingredients
- Flaxseed OilZHOU same ingredients
- Flaxseed 1000 mgNatures Craft 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: Take one (1) softgel up to three (3) times daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free Dairy-free Soy-free Nut-free Does not contain: Gluten, sugar, salt, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 217741.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, Carob extract.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality promise Tested & trusted.
How many labels does Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg Essential Fatty Acids have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 217741 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 66536 02959 4
- Label 217736 Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 7 66536 02958 7
DSLD also links this label to: Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg (package size difference, same product), Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg (package size difference, same product), Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg (package size difference, same product), Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Flax Seed Oil 1000 mg (package size 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 The Vitamin Shoppe (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.