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Black Seed Oil

by GNC Earth Genius · liquid · 8 fl. Oz.

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 19069 9
  • DSLD label 220126
  • Serving 5 ml (One Teaspoon)
  • 47 servings

Black Seed Oil by GNC Earth Genius lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 5 ml, such as 5 g of black cumin seed oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Black Seed Oil?

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).

Black Seed Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 220126, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories45 Calories
Total Fat5 gFat (unspecified) in Black Seed Oil against 11,965 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.5 g

Higher than 89% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 10 g.

Saturated Fat1 gSaturated fat in Black Seed Oil against 5,234 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1 g

34% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Black Cumin seed Oil5 gBlack Seed Oil in Black Seed Oil against 93 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.3 g, the median 1 g.5 g

Higher than 89% of 93 products listing black seed oil (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 10 g.

Linoleic AcidLinoleic Acid Note: Omega-62,000 mgLinoleic Acid in Black Seed Oil against 801 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 93% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,000 mg.

Oleic Acid850 mgOleic Acid in Black Seed Oil against 694 products850 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.850 mg

Higher than 88% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,700 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 220126 (entered May 22, 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?

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 2,000 mg of linoleic acid is higher than 93% of the 801 linoleic acid products that print an amount; 46 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Black Seed Oil's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: As a dietary supplement, take 1-2 teaspoons daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Non GMO No artificial sweeteners
No artificial sweeteners, Gluten free.
Storage
Refrigerate after opening.
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 220126.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

How many labels does Black Seed Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2020.

  1. Label 220126 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 19, 2023 · 8 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 48107 19069 9

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Earth Genius products.

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