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Maximum Essential Omega-3

by ProCaps Laboratories · softgel capsule · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 718022
  • DSLD label 275268
  • Serving 1 softgel; amounts per 2 softgels
  • 90 servings

Maximum Essential Omega-3 by ProCaps Laboratories lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1,210 mg of fish oil and 7.5 mg of gamma-linolenic acid, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.

What is in Maximum Essential Omega-3?

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).

Maximum Essential Omega-3: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 275268, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Maximum Essential Omega-3 against 11,965 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Cholesterol5 mg2%Cholesterol in Maximum Essential Omega-3 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).

Fish Oilas Anchovy, Mackerel, Menhaden1,210 mgFish Oil in Maximum Essential Omega-3 against 1,990 products1.21 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1.21 g

Higher than 55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acidsmore than 1,000 mg
Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3500 mgDHA in Maximum Essential Omega-3 against 3,627 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.500 mg

Higher than 82% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-3350 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Maximum Essential Omega-3 against 3,134 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.350 mg

Higher than 55% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

Docosapentaenoic AcidDPA (Alt. Name: Docosapentaenoic Acid) Note: Omega-350 mgDocosapentaenoic acid in Maximum Essential Omega-3 against 158 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 85 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

37% of 158 products listing docosapentaenoic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Alpha-Linolenic Acidas Ahiflower Oil, Buglossoides arvensisomega-3 (70-80 mg)>= 80 mg
Stearidonic Acidas Ahiflower Oil, Buglossoides arvensisomega-3 (30-35 mg)>= 35 mg
Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids50 mg
Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Ahiflower Oil, Buglossoides arvensisGLA (Form: from B. arvensis seed PlantPart: seed, Ahiflower Oil) (Alt. Name: Gamma-Linolenic Acid) Note: Omega-67.5 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Maximum Essential Omega-3 against 740 products7.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.7.5 mg

95% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 275268 (entered August 23, 2022), 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:

  • 95% of the 740 products that print an amount of gamma linolenic acid list more than its 7.5 mg of gamma-linolenic acid (filed by NIH under gamma linolenic acid) (median 90 mg).

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 consume one or more capsules daily or as recommended by your physician. This product is most effective as part of a healthy diet and active lifestyle. For questions about the use of this product call 800.332.7799.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of mercury and contaminants
Fish oil supplements have long been praised for their myriad health benefits, but they are also criticized for their potential contaminants; however, Maximum Essential Omega-3 allows you to enjoy all the benefits of fish oil without the contaminants or stomach upset.
Contains no additives of any kind. Contains no milk, soy, yeast, corn, wheat, gluten, sodium, salt, sugar, color, preservative or manufacturing additives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 275268.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water, Purified, Glycerin.

How many labels does Maximum Essential Omega-3 have?

7 labels are on file under this name since February 26, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 320148 Entered December 21, 2024 · off the market February 14, 2025 · 360 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 718027
  2. Label 275268 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 718022
  3. Label 248482 Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market February 4, 2022 · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 718022
  4. Label 220346 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 19, 2021 · 180 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 691557
  5. Label 179253 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market December 13, 2023 · 360 easy-to-swallow capsules
  6. Label 57866 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market January 30, 2018 · 360 easy-to-swallow capsules
  7. Label 30366 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market January 26, 2016 · 360 easy to swallow capsules

DSLD also links this label to: Maximum Essential Omega-3 Natural Mint (flavor difference), Maximum Essential Omega-3 Natural Orange (flavor difference), Maximum Essential Omega-3 (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 ProCaps Laboratories (manufacturer), Henderson, NV. All ProCaps Laboratories products.

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