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Krill Oil

by Nature's Sunshine · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 99904 01516 6
  • DSLD label 255310
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Krill Oil by Nature's Sunshine lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 19 mcg of vitamin K, 300 mg of krill oil and 200 mg of fish oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2021.

What is in Krill Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 255310, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Kas Menaquinone-7, Vitamin K219 mcg16%Vitamin K in Krill Oil against 4,607 products19 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg19 mcg

92% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 38 mcg.

Krill Oilas Crustacean Shellfish300 mgKrill Oil in Krill Oil against 320 products0.3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.3 g

90% of 320 products listing krill oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 g.

Fish Oilas Anchovy, Herring, Sardine200 mgFish Oil in Krill Oil against 1,990 products0.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.0.2 g

97% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.4 g.

Omega 3no amount given
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). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid65 mgDHA in Krill Oil against 3,627 products65 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.65 mg

86% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 130 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 255310 (entered September 24, 2021), 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:

  • 92% of the 4,607 products that print an amount of vitamin K list more than its 19 mcg of vitamin K (median 80 mcg).
  • 90% of the 320 products that print an amount of krill oil list more than its 0.3 g of krill oil (median 1 g).
  • 97% of the 1,990 products that print an amount of fish oil list more than its 0.2 g of fish oil (median 1.2 g).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 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 Krill Oil'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
Recommended Use: Take 1 softgel with a meal one to two times daily.
Warnings
Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 255310.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Refrigerate after opening.

How many labels does Krill Oil have?

3 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 255310 (current) Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 99904 01516 6
  2. Label 207131 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market June 9, 2021 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01516 6
  3. Label 17869 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01516 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.

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