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MegaEPA

by Karuna · capsule · 180 gelatin softgel capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 24660
  • Serving 2 to 6 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 180 servings

MegaEPA by Karuna lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 5 IU of vitamin E and 1,224 mg of marine lipid concentrate, beside 5 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.

What is in MegaEPA?

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).

MegaEPA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 24660, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories11 Calories
Calories from Fat9 Calories
Total Fat956 mg1%Fat (unspecified) in MegaEPA against 11,965 products0.956 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.956 g

85% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat76 mgSaturated fat in MegaEPA against 5,234 products0.076 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.076 g

99% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Trans Fat0 mg
Unsaturated Fat880 mgUnsaturated Fat in MegaEPA against 70 products0.88 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.07 g, the median 1 g.0.88 g

60% of 70 products listing unsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat130 mgMonounsaturated Fat in MegaEPA against 989 products0.13 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.13 g

93% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Polyunsaturated Fat750 mgPolyunsaturated Fat in MegaEPA against 1,759 products0.75 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.0.75 g

71% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol5 IU17%Vitamin E in MegaEPA against 6,459 products5 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.5 IU

93% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

Marine Lipid ConcentrateMarine Lipid Concentrate Note: Yielding1,224 mgFish Oil in MegaEPA against 1,990 products1.22 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1.22 g

Higher than 56% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g).

Eicosapentaenoic Acid367 None
Docosahexaenoic Acid245 mgDHA in MegaEPA against 3,627 products245 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.245 mg

Higher than 55% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 24660 (entered August 23, 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?

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:

  • 93% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 5 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).

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 MegaEPA'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
Suggested use for adults: Two to six capsules daily in divided doses with meals, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
NOTE: It is recommended that people who take MegaEPA also supplement Vitamin E in order to protect against oxidative damage.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no yeast, wheat, corn, milk, salt, sugar, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 24660.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): KARUNA(R) RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION(TM).

How many labels does MegaEPA have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 24660 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 180 gelatin softgel capsules
  2. Label 24659 Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 90 gelatin softgel capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Karuna Corporation (manufacturer), Novato, CA. All Karuna products.

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