Flax Seed Oil with Lignans
by Nature's Sunshine · liquid · 8 fluid ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 03162 3
- DSLD label 278083
- Serving 5 ml (1 Teaspoon)
- 47 servings
Flax Seed Oil with Lignans by Nature's Sunshine lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 5 ml, such as 4.6 g of flax seed oil, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.
What is in Flax Seed Oil with Lignans?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 ml. 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 | 40 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 4.5 g | 6% | Higher than 87% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 13.5 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3 g | Higher than 88% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 53% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. | |
| Flax Seed Oilas Lignans | 4.6 g | Higher than 96% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 13.8 g. | |
| Omega 3as Alpha-Linolenic Acid | 1,858 mg | Higher than 94% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 5,574 mg. | |
| Omega 6as Linoleic Acid | 485 mg | Higher than 75% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,455 mg. | |
| Omega 9as Oleic Acid | 504 mg | Higher than 80% of 307 products listing omega-9 (median 190 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,512 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278083 (entered October 24, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 4.6 g of flax seed oil (filed by NIH under flaxseed oil) is higher than 96% of the 512 flaxseed oil products that print an amount; 20 list more.
- Its 1,858 mg of omega 3 (filed by NIH under omega-3) is higher than 94% of the 2,714 omega-3 products that print an amount; 156 list more.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Flax Seed Oil with Lignans's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgFinest Nutrition 6 shared, 85% alike
- Flax Seed Oil 1000 mgBluebonnet 6 shared, 85% alike
- Udo's Oil 3-6-9 BlendFlora Udo's Choice 6 shared, 83% alike
- Organic Flax OilNature's Way 7 shared, 78% alike
- Organic Flax Oil Super LignanNature's Way 7 shared, 78% alike
- EFAs Essential Fatty Acids Omega 3-6-9Roex 6 shared, 78% 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
- Shake well before using.
- Recommended Use: Take 1 teaspoon three times daily.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
- Storage
- Keep refrigerated.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 278083.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rosemary leaf extract, Mixed Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ko Pareve (Kosher).
How many labels does Flax Seed Oil with Lignans have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 278083 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 8 fluid ounces · UPC 0 99904 03162 3
- Label 221161 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 99904 03162 3
- Label 207936 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market April 7, 2020 · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 99904 03162 3
DSLD also links this label to: 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 Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.