Krill Oil 500 mg
by NOW · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01625 6
- DSLD label 335260
- Serving 2 softgels
- 30 servings
Krill Oil 500 mg by NOW lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1 g of nko, 250 mg of omega-3 fatty acids and 360 mcg of astaxanthin, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.
What is in Krill Oil 500 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Nkoas Krill Oil1,000 mg | 1 g | 11% of 320 products listing krill oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 250 mg | 72% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 135 mg | 73% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 405 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 60 mg | 86% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. | |
| Phospholipids | 450 mg | ||
| Astaxanthinesterified | 360 mcg | 63% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.08 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 335260 (entered July 24, 2025), 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?
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 1 to 3 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Neptune Krill 1000 Double StrengthNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Krill 1000 Double StrengthNOW same ingredients
- Krill Oill 1000 mgBioEmblem same ingredients
- Krill Oil 600 mgJarrow Formulas · off the market same ingredients
- Krill OilJarrow Formulas same ingredients
- Krill Oil 1000 mgStaunch Labs same ingredients
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 Usage: Take 2 softgels 1 to 3 times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication (especially anticoagulant or anti-platelet medications), or have a medical condition.
- Do not use this product if you have a seafood allergy.
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
- Contains shellfish (krill).
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or fish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This Krill Oil is manufactured under strict quality control standards. It is tested to be free of potentially harmful levels of contaminants such as PCBs, dioxins, mercury and other heavy metals.
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or fish or sesame ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 335260.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GOED Omega 3 Proud Member Goodquality.com NKO Friend of the Sea; Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Krill Oil 500 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since June 20, 2024: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 335260 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01625 6
- Label 313876 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01626 3
- Label 313875 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01625 6
DSLD also links this label to: Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg (image difference, same product), Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg (image difference, same product), Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg (image difference, same product), Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg (image difference, same product), Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg (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 NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.