Molecularly Distilled Omega-3
by Protocol For Life Balance · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 11657 3
- DSLD label 73081
- Serving 1 softgel
Molecularly Distilled Omega-3 by Protocol For Life Balance lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of natural fish oil concentrate, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2017.
What is in Molecularly Distilled Omega-3?
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).
| 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. |
| Saturated Fat | less than 0.5 g | 2% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| natural Fish Oil concentratenatural Fish Oil concentrate Note: 1,000 mg | 1 g | 55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | no amount given | ||
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 180 mg | 60% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 120 mg | 69% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 73081 (entered April 25, 2017), 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 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Mega EFA Omega-3 EPA & DHA 2,100 mgVitacost same ingredients
- Omega-3 Fish Oil Softgels 1200 mgBronson · off the market 6 shared, 88% alike
- Omega-3 Fish Oil 1200 mg Lemon FlavorNatrol · off the market 6 shared, 88% alike
- Omega-3 Liquid Gels Fresh Mint FlavorNutraSea · off the market 6 shared, 88% alike
- Super Strength Omega-3 EPA Fish OilNature Made 6 shared, 88% alike
- OmegaMint Peppermint FlavoredNutramax Laboratories Consumer Care 6 shared, 88% 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 softgel 1 to 3 times daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Cautions/Interactions: Omega-3 FAs may interact with NSAIDS, anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs and could theoretically increase the bleeding risk in some individuals. Theoretically, Omega-3 FAs could interact with antihypertensive agents and cyclosporine. Consult your healthcare practitioner if you are taking any of these or other medications or if you plan to have surgery.
- Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
- Contains fish (sardines, anchovies, mackerel). Vitamin E from soy.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This highly purified fish oil concentrate is produced under stringent quality control standards and is tested to be free of potentially harmful levels of environmental contaminants and heavy metals like mercury.
- Cholesterol-free
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 73081.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule, Vitamin E.
How many labels does Molecularly Distilled Omega-3 have?
7 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 73081 (current) Entered April 25, 2017 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11657 3
- Label 73076 Entered April 25, 2017 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11656 6
- Label 68936 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11657 3
- Label 50036 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11656 6
- Label 15743 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 30, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11656 6
- Label 10183 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market April 21, 2016 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11657 3
- Label 10180 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market May 23, 2012 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11656 6
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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.