Lemon Flavored Omega-3
by Protocol For Life Balance · liquid · 7 fl. Oz.
- Off the market since June 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 11659 7
- DSLD label 23633
- Serving 1 tsp (5 mL)
- 40 servings
Lemon Flavored Omega-3 by Protocol For Life Balance lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 4 g of total fat, 15 mg of cholesterol, 0 mg of sodium and 0 g of total carbohydrates. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.
What is in Lemon Flavored Omega-3?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. 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 | 40 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 40 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 4 g | 6% | Higher than 84% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g | 5% | 34% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2 g | Higher than 73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1 g | 24% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). | |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg | 5% | 47% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg). |
| Sodium | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Total Carbohydrates | 0 g | 0% | |
| Sugar | 0 g | ||
| Protein | 0 g |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23633 (entered July 25, 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?
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Lemon Flavored Omega-3's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Extra Virgin, Certified Organic Coconut OilEmerald Laboratories 9 shared, 93% alike
- Essential Fatty Acids Natural Orange FlavorChildLife Essentials 9 shared, 93% alike
- Omega Plus Flax Borage OilOmega Nutrition 9 shared, 93% alike
- Beef Gelatin UnflavoredGreat Lakes Gelatin Co. · off the market 10 shared, 91% alike
- Coconut OilXYMOGEN 8 shared, 83% alike
- Organic Hemp Seed OilHealth Ranger Select 8 shared, 83% alike
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 1 teaspoon daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Contains fish (sardines, anchovies). Natural Tocopherols from soy.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- It is tested to be free of potentially harmful levels of contaminants (i.e. mercury, heavy metals, PCB’s, dioxins, and other contaminants).
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 23633.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: natural Omega-3 Fish Oil, natural Lemon flavor, natural Antioxidant Blend.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP.
How many labels does Lemon Flavored Omega-3 have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 23633 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market June 30, 2015 · 7 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 07359 11659 7
- Label 10189 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market June 25, 2013 · 7 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 07359 11659 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance(R) (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.