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Krill Oil 500 mg

by Nutrients for Health · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 50015 03634 7
  • DSLD label 316936
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Krill Oil 500 mg by Nutrients for Health lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 25 mg of choline and 110 mg of total omega-3 fatty acids, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.

What is in Krill Oil 500 mg?

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).

Krill Oil 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 316936, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Fat0.5 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Krill Oil 500 mg against 11,965 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.5 g

86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Cholesterol5 mg2%Cholesterol in Krill Oil 500 mg against 5,275 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.5 mg

71% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Choline25 mg5%Choline in Krill Oil 500 mg against 4,738 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg25 mg

59% of 4,738 products listing choline give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids110 mgOmega-3 in Krill Oil 500 mg against 2,714 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.110 mg

87% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 220 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid60 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Krill Oil 500 mg against 3,134 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.60 mg

86% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid28 mgDHA in Krill Oil 500 mg against 3,627 products28 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.28 mg

96% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 56 mg.

Phospholipids200 mg
Astaxanthin50 mcgAstaxanthin in Krill Oil 500 mg against 955 products0.05 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.05 mg

80% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.1 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 316936 (entered August 22, 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:

  • 96% of the 3,627 products that print an amount of DHA list more than its 28 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (filed by NIH under DHA) (median 232 mg).
  • 80% of the 955 products that print an amount of astaxanthin list more than its 0.05 mg of astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

The NIH database records 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 500 mg'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
Directions: Take one softgel twice daily preferably with meals or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children
Do not use if seal is broken
Contains: Crustacean shellfish (Krill).
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 316936.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Antarctic Krill Oil, Bovine Gelatin, Glycerol, Sorbitol, Water, Ethyl Vanillin.

How many labels does Krill Oil 500 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on August 22, 2024.

  1. Label 316936 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 8 50015 03634 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamins Direct (USA), Inc. (distributor), West Palm Beach, FL. All Nutrients for Health products.

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