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Ideal Omega 3

by Barlean's Organic Oils · softgel capsule · 30 orange flavored fish softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 47083
  • Serving 1 softgel (1250 mg)
  • 30 servings

Ideal Omega 3 by Barlean's Organic Oils lists 6 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 IU of vitamin E; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 6 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 Ideal Omega 3?

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).

Ideal Omega 3: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 47083, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Ideal Omega 3 against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Ideal Omega 3 against 1,759 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1 g

39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Vitamin E1 IU3%Vitamin E in Ideal Omega 3 against 6,459 products1 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.1 IU

99% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

Omega-3 Fatty AcidsOmega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatno amount given
Eicosapentaenoic Acid750 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Ideal Omega 3 against 3,134 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.750 mg

Higher than 86% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid250 mgDHA in Ideal Omega 3 against 3,627 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.250 mg

Higher than 55% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Docosapentaenoic Acid30 mgDocosapentaenoic acid in Ideal Omega 3 against 158 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 85 mg, the median 50 mg.30 mg

73% of 158 products listing docosapentaenoic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids30 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 47083 (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:

  • 99% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 1 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).

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 Ideal Omega 3'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
SUGGESTED USE: 1 softgel daily with a meal.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 47083.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fish Oil, Softgel Capsule, Natural flavor, Mixed Tocopherols.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IFOS; {QR code}; Barlean's ORGANIC OILS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS; CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD MSC www.msc.org(TM).

How many labels does Ideal Omega 3 have?

One label is on file, entered on July 24, 2015.

  1. Label 47083 (current) Entered July 24, 2015 · on the market · 30 orange flavored fish softgels

DSLD also links this label to: Ideal Omega 3 Orange Flavored (package size difference, same product), Ideal Omega 3 Orange Flavored (package size difference, same product), Ideal Omega 3 Orange Flavored (image difference, same product), Ideal Omega 3 Orange Flavored (package size difference, same product), Ideal Omega 3 Orange Flavored (image difference, same product), Ideal Omega 3 Orange Flavored (package size difference, same product), Ideal Omega 3 Orange Flavored (image difference, same product), Ideal Omega 3 Orange Flavored (package size 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 Barlean's Organic Oils (manufacturer), Ferndale, WA. All Barlean's Organic Oils products.

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