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Krill Oil

by Dr. Mercola · capsule · 180 Licaps(TM) Capsules

  • Off the market since October 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 13006 01027 6
  • DSLD label 15154
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

Krill Oil by Dr. Mercola lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1,000 mg of pure krill oil and 1 mg of astaxanthin, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2012.

What is in Krill Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 15154, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Krill Oil 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).

Pure Krill Oil1,000 mgKrill Oil in Krill Oil against 320 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.1 g

11% of 320 products listing krill oil give more (median 1 g).

Phospholipids400 mgPhospholipid in Krill Oil against 257 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 400 mg, the median 245 mg.400 mg

Higher than 58% of 257 products listing phospholipid (median 245 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acid100 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Krill Oil against 3,134 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.100 mg

78% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid55 mgDHA in Krill Oil against 3,627 products55 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.55 mg

88% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Omega-6 Fatty Acids~ 20 mg
Astaxanthin1 mgAstaxanthin in Krill Oil against 955 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.1 mg

45% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 15154 (entered November 21, 2012), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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?

2 products list 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
SUGGESTED USE: 2 Lipcaps(TM) capsules daily with the first meal.
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.
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH LID TIGHTLY CLOSED.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 15154.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fish gelatin capsule.

How many labels does Krill Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2012.

  1. Label 15154 (current) Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market October 24, 2016 · 180 Licaps(TM) Capsules · UPC 8 13006 01027 6

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), Aurora, IL. All Dr. Mercola products.

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