Flax Seed Oil
by Health From The Sun · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 10043 06242 2
- DSLD label 34230
- Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 2 softgels
- 90 servings
Flax Seed Oil by Health From The Sun lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 2,000 mg of organic flax seed oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.
What is in Flax Seed Oil?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 | 20 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2 g | 3% | Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). |
| Protein | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Organic Flax Seed OilOrganic Flax Seed Oil PlantPart: Seed Note: Certified Organic by QAI. | 2,000 mg | Higher than 87% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil (median 1 g). | |
| Alpha-Linolenic AcidAlpha-Linolenic Acid Note: omega-3 | 1,100 mg | Higher than 76% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid (median 485 mg). | |
| Linoleic AcidLinoleic Acid Note: omega-6 | 300 mg | 54% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). | |
| Oleic Acid | 355 mg | Higher than 74% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 34230 (entered June 25, 2014), 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 one serving 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Omega 3-6-9 Flaxseed Oil 1000 MilligramsNutraBio · off the market 6 shared, 94% alike
- Omega 3-6-9NutraBio · off the market 6 shared, 94% alike
- Organic Flax Seed Oil 1000 mgVitabase 5 shared, 90% alike
- Organic Flax Oil 1000 mgNewflower Farmers Markets 5 shared, 90% alike
- Flax Seed OilAllergy Research Group 5 shared, 90% alike
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: Use only as directed. Take one to two soft gels with each meal or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- WARNING: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
- Storage
- Keep out of sunlight. Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 34230.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.
How many labels does Flax Seed Oil have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 34230 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 0 10043 06242 2
- Label 34168 Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 90 vegetarian softgels · UPC 0 10043 94043 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nutraceutical Corp. (distributor). All Health From The Sun products.