GLA Complex
by Shaklee · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since September 2021 (NIH)
- DSLD label 5048
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
GLA Complex by Shaklee lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 15 IU of vitamin E, 90 mg of gamma-linolenic acid and 216 mg of linoleic acid, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2012.
What is in GLA Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 0.5 g | 1% | 86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | ||
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as d-alpha tocopherol concentrate) | 15 IU | 50% | 75% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 45 IU. |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Borage Seed OilGamma-Linolenic acid (Form: from Borage Seed Oil Genus: Borago Species: officinalis) | 90 mg | 46% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 270 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acidas Borage Seed Oil, Sunflower Seed OilLinoleic acid (Form: from sunflower seed oil Genus: Helianthus Species: annuus, and Borage Seed Oil Genus: Borago Species: officinalis) | 216 mg | 58% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 648 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 5048 (entered January 25, 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with GLA Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- +Women GLA ComplexShaklee 4 shared, 81% alike
- EPO Evening Primrose Oil 500LifeLink 3 shared, 69% alike
- OmegaGenics Evening Primrose OilMetagenics 3 shared, 68% alike
- Borage Oil Natural Orange FlavorSolgar 4 shared, 59% alike
- Borage Oil 550 mg Natural Orange FlavorSolgar 4 shared, 59% alike
- OmegaGenics GLA 240Metagenics 3 shared, 53% 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: Take 1 capsule two to three times a day.
- Warnings
- Bottle has printed seal under cap for your protection.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free.
- No artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, or preservatives added.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 5048.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: SHAKLEEGUARD(R), IN A GELATIN CAPSULE.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): 100% SHAKLEE GUARANTEE.
How many labels does GLA Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2012.
- Label 5048 (current) Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 60 capsules
DSLD also links this label to: +Women GLA Complex (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 Shaklee Corporation (distributor), Pleasanton, CA. All Shaklee products.