GLA Borage Oil
by NutriCology · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 13947 57220 1
- DSLD label 235529
- Serving 1 softgel
- 90 servings
GLA Borage Oil by NutriCology lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of borage oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2020.
What is in GLA Borage Oil?
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: 2 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 500 mg | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. | |
| Borage Oil | 1 g | Higher than 62% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic AcidGamma-Linolenic Acid Note: Omega-6 | 240 mg | Higher than 87% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg. | |
| Linoleic AcidLinoleic Acid Note: Omega-6 | 380 mg | Higher than 58% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 760 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 235529 (entered September 25, 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 2 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.
- Borage CP-240XYMOGEN same ingredients
- Borage OilNewtonEverett · off the market same ingredients
- GLA Borange OilAllergy Research Group · off the market same ingredients
- GLA Borage OilAllergy Research Group same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1000 mgRadiance same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1000 mgPuritan's Pride Premium 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 As a dietary supplement, 1 softgel one or two times daily with meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 235529.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
How many labels does GLA Borage Oil have?
4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 235529 (current) Entered September 25, 2020 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 13947 57220 1
- Label 235269 Entered September 25, 2020 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 7 13947 51320 4
- Label 199735 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 13947 57220 1
- Label 190937 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 30 softgels · UPC 7 13947 51320 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NutriCology (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All NutriCology products.