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Krill IQ

by Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements · capsule · 120 Licaps(TM) Capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 13006 01303 1
  • DSLD label 24892
  • Serving 4 licaps(tm) capsules
  • 30 servings

Krill IQ by Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements lists 6 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 licaps(tm) capsules, such as 500 mg of gpc, 60 mg of gpe and 100 mcg of astaxanthin; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.

What is in Krill IQ?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 licaps(tm) capsules. 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).

Krill IQ: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 24892, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories18 Calories
Calories from Fat18 Calories
Total Fat2 g31%Fat (unspecified) in Krill IQ against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

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

DHA/EPA100 mg
Conjugated Phosphatidylserineas KrillConjugated Phosphatidylserine (Form: from Krill)in the blend, no amount given
Total EPA + DHAas KrillTotal EPA + DHA (Form: from Krill)50 mg
Eicosapentaenoic Acid34 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Krill IQ against 3,134 products34 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.34 mg

94% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid16 mgDHA in Krill IQ against 3,627 products16 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.16 mg

99% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Gpc500 mgAlpha-GPC in Krill IQ against 656 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 300 mg, the median 200 mg.500 mg

Higher than 83% of 656 products listing alpha-GPC (median 200 mg).

Gpe60 mgPhosphatidylethanolamine in Krill IQ against 93 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 43 mg.60 mg

Higher than 52% of 93 products listing phosphatidylethanolamine (median 43 mg).

Astaxanthinas Astaxanthin EstersAstaxanthin (Form: as astaxanthin esters)100 mcgAstaxanthin in Krill IQ against 955 products0.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.1 mg

74% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 24892 (entered August 23, 2013), 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:

  • 94% of the 3,134 products that print an amount of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) list more than its 34 mg of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).
  • 99% of the 3,627 products that print an amount of DHA list more than its 16 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (filed by NIH under DHA) (median 232 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 Krill IQ'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: As a dietary supplement, adults take 4 Licaps(TM) capsules daily or as otherwise directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
WARNING: If you are allergic to shellfish, have a blood coagulation condition, or are taking anticoagulants such as Warfarin (Coumadin(R)), do not use Krill IQ.
This product contains shellfish (krill).
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH LID TIGHTLY CLOSED.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 24892.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Sunflower Lecithin, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Sharp GPC active(TM); Sharp-PS(R) GOLD.

How many labels does Krill IQ have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.

  1. Label 24892 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 120 Licaps(TM) Capsules · UPC 8 13006 01303 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Mercola Health Resources, LLC. (distributor), Hoffman Estates, IL. All Dr. Mercola Premium Supplements products.

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