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Green Omega5

by Biotivia · capsule · 60 vcapsT

  • Off the market since December 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 94922 03215 7
  • DSLD label 33052
  • Serving 1 to 2 licaps; amounts per 2 licaps

Green Omega5 by Biotivia lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 licaps, such as 418 mg of salba oil, 280 mg of martek Life's DHA oil, 162 mg of white beeswax and 50 mg of cranberry oil extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in Green Omega5?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 licaps. 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).

Green Omega5: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33052, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Salba Oil418 mg
Martek Life's DHA oil280 mgAlgal Oil in Green Omega5 against 118 products280 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 242.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 603 mg.280 mg

71% of 118 products listing algal oil give more (median 603 mg).

White Beeswax162 mg
Cranberry Oil Extract50 mgCranberry in Green Omega5 against 1,064 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 97.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.50 mg

80% of 1,064 products listing cranberry give more (median 250 mg).

ResveratrolResveratrol Note: 50%50 mgResveratrol in Green Omega5 against 1,123 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 125 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

45% of 1,123 products listing resveratrol give more (median 50 mg).

Green Tea Extractas EGCGGreen Tea Extract (Form: 50% EGCG)50 mgGreen Tea in Green Omega5 against 2,595 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

69% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg).

Sesame LignanSesame Lignan Note: 50%10 mgLignan in Green Omega5 against 54 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 35 mg.10 mg

91% of 54 products listing lignan give more (median 35 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33052 (entered May 23, 2014), 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:

  • 91% of the 54 products that print an amount of lignan list more than its 10 mg of sesame lignan (filed by NIH under lignan) (median 35 mg).

The NIH database records one serving 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 Green Omega5's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • Green Omega4Biotivia · off the market 6 shared, 62% 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
Usage Instructions: For 12 years of age or older take one or two capsules at least 1/2 hour before a meal.
Warnings
Not to be used by children under the age of 12 or by pregnant or lactating women without the recommendation of one's physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
~100% Fish Oil Free
Storage
Storage Instructions: Keep in cool dark place or refrigerate. Replace cap tightly after use.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33052.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Capsule material.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): life's DHA(TM) by MARTEK.

How many labels does Green Omega5 have?

One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.

  1. Label 33052 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market December 8, 2015 · 60 vcapsT · UPC 0 94922 03215 7

DSLD also links this label to: Green Omega3 (image difference, same product), Green Omega4 (image difference, same product), Green Omega3 (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 Biotivia LLC (manufacturer), Arlington, VA. All Biotivia products.

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