Highest Lignan Flax Oil
by Barlean's Organic Oils · softgel capsule · 250 softgels
- Off the market since April 2016 (NIH)
- UPC 7 05875 10008 3
- DSLD label 47094
- Serving 3 to 9 softgels (3-9 g); amounts per 3 softgels
- 83 servings
Highest Lignan Flax Oil by Barlean's Organic Oils lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 1,335 mg of omega-3 fatty acids, 388 mg of omega-6 fatty acids, 437 mg of omega-9 fatty acids and 1 mg of lignan, beside 5 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2015.
What is in Highest Lignan Flax Oil?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgels. 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 | 24 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 22 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2.4 g | 4% | Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 7.2 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2 g | 1% | 95% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.7 g | Higher than 73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 5.1 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fats | 0.4 g | 83% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.2 g. | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.6 g | 2% | 96% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.8 g. |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 1,335 mg | Higher than 87% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,005 mg. | |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 388 mg | Higher than 71% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,164 mg. | |
| Omega-9 Fatty Acids | 437 mg | Higher than 75% of 307 products listing omega-9 (median 190 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,311 mg. | |
| Lignanas SDG | 1 mg | 96% of 54 products listing lignan give more (median 35 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 47094 (entered July 24, 2015), 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:
- 96% of the 54 products that print an amount of lignan list more than its 1 mg of lignan (median 35 mg).
The NIH database records 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 Highest Lignan Flax Oil's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Highest Lignan Content Flax OilBarlean's Organic Oils 9 shared, 89% alike
- Organic High Lignan Flax OilThe Vitamin Shoppe · off the market 8 shared, 77% alike
- 100% Organic Flax OilVitaCeutical Labs 8 shared, 74% alike
- 100% Organic Flax OilVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 8 shared, 74% alike
- 100% Organic Flax OilVitamer Laboratories 8 shared, 74% alike
- Flax Oil 12 oz.Barlean's Organic Oils 7 shared, 74% 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
- SUGGESTED USE: 3-9 softgels per day.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 47094.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: organic Flaxseed Oil, organic Flaxseed particulate, Softgel.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): WINNER VITY Awards; {recycle} 2; Barlean's ORGANIC OILS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS; America's Best Selling Omega-3.
How many labels does Highest Lignan Flax Oil have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 47094 (current) Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market April 7, 2016 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10008 3
- Label 47091 Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market April 7, 2016 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10007 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Barlean's Organic Oils (manufacturer), Ferndale, WA. All Barlean's Organic Oils products.