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Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 180 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 04532 5
  • DSLD label 304779
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 90 servings

Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor by Carlson lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D, 134 mg of vitamin E and 666 mg of norwegian fish oil concentrate, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor?

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

Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304779, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Fat3 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Proteinless than 1 g
Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol50 mcg (2,000 IU)250%Vitamin D in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor against 14,175 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol134 mg893%
Norwegian Fish Oil concentrate666 mgFish Oil in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor against 1,990 products0.666 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.0.666 g

81% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acidsas Triglycerides400 mgOmega-3 in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor against 2,714 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.400 mg

55% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acidas Triglycerides266 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor against 3,134 products266 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.266 mg

53% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid134 mgDHA in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor against 3,627 products134 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.134 mg

67% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Borage Seed Oilreported as triglycerides400 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor against 740 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.400 mg

Higher than 97% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg).

Oleic Acidas Borage Seed Oil300 mgOleic Acid in Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor against 694 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.300 mg

Higher than 71% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304779 (entered July 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 400 mg of gamma-linolenic acid (filed by NIH under gamma linolenic acid) is higher than 97% of the 740 gamma linolenic acid products that print an amount; 15 list more.

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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Adults: Take two soft gels daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains fish (anchovy, sardine and mackerel).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Purity Guaranteed This product is regularly tested by independent FDA registered laboratories. It has been determined to be fresh and fully potent (per AOCS international protocols) and is free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 other contaminants. Gluten-free No artificial preservatives

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304779.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Soybean Oil, Mixed Tocopherols, Natural, Lemon Flavor, Natural, Safflower Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Friend of the Sea.

How many labels does Inflammation Balance Natural Lemon Flavor have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 304779 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04532 5
  2. Label 265236 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04531 8
  3. Label 242036 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 90 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04531 8
  4. Label 242034 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 04532 5

DSLD also links this label to: Inflammation Balance (package size difference, same product), Inflammation Balance (image difference, same product), Inflammation Balance (package size difference, same product), Inflammation Balance (image difference, same product), Inflammation Balance (package size difference, same product), Inflammation Balance (image difference, same product), Inflammation Balance (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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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