Flaxseed Oil 1000 mg
by Berkley & Jensen · softgel capsule · 300 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 4 00006 88667 5
- DSLD label 12050
- Serving 1 softgel
Flaxseed Oil 1000 mg by Berkley & Jensen lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of organic flaxseed oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.
What is in Flaxseed Oil 1000 mg?
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 | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 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. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. | |
| organic 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. | |
| Alpha-Linolenic AcidAlpha Linolenic Acid Note: 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 Note: Omega-6 | 110 mg | 75% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 330 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 120 mg | 56% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12050 (entered August 24, 2012), 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 2 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.
- Flax Oil 1000 mgPuritan's Pride Premium · off the market same ingredients
- Flax Oil 1000 mgPuritan's Pride · off the market same ingredients
- High Lignan Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- High Lignan Flax Oil 1000 mgPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Flaxseed Oil 1000 mgRexall same ingredients
- Cold-Pressed Flaxseed Oil 1,000 mgSpring Valley 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 USE: Take one softgel two to three times daily, with a full glass of water, preferably after a meal.
- Warnings
- CAUTION: If you are pregnant or nursing, or taking medication, facing surgery, have bleeding problems, undergoing any other treatment which may affect the ability of blood to clot, consult your physician before taking this product.
- For your protection, do not use if imprinted seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- - NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS - NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS - NO YEAST - NO STARCH - NO GLUTEN
- GLUTEN FREE
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly closed.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 12050.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: organic Flaxseed Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.
How many labels does Flaxseed Oil 1000 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2012.
- Label 12050 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · on the market · 300 softgels · UPC 4 00006 88667 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names BJWC (distributor), Westborough, MA. All Berkley & Jensen products.