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Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA

by Protocol For Life Balance · softgel capsule · 180 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 07359 11662 7
  • DSLD label 292270
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 180 servings

Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA by Protocol For Life Balance lists 4 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of fish oil concentrate; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2023.

What is in Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA?

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).

Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 292270, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Saturated Fatless than 0.5 g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA against 1,759 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1 g

39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Monounsaturated Fatless than 0.5 g
Fish Oil Concentrateas Anchovy, Sardine1,000 mg1 gFish Oil in Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA against 1,990 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1 g

55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Omega-3 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Eicosapentaenoic Acid500 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA against 3,134 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.500 mg

Higher than 71% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid250 mgDHA in Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA against 3,627 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.250 mg

Higher than 55% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 292270 (entered October 24, 2023), 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; 1 ingredient sits inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 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.

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 2 times daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Cautions/interactions: omega-3s may interact with anticoagulant/antiplatelet medications (including NSAIDs, clopidogrel, and warfarin) and antihypersensitives. If you are taking any of these medications, or if you are planning to have surgery, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product.
Contains fish (anchovies, sardines). d-alpha tocopherold from non-gmo 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
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 292270.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Enteric Coating, Water, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GOED Omega-3 Proud member goedquality.com.

How many labels does Molecularly Distilled Ultra Omega-3 500 EPA / 250 DHA have?

9 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 326456 Entered February 23, 2025 · off the market April 21, 2025 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11661 0
  2. Label 292270 (current) Entered October 24, 2023 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11662 7
  3. Label 73085 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market May 26, 2023 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11661 0
  4. Label 73089 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market June 9, 2022 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11662 7
  5. Label 69327 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11661 0
  6. Label 69009 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11662 7
  7. Label 69007 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11661 0
  8. Label 15131 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market August 14, 2016 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11661 0
  9. Label 15132 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market August 14, 2016 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11662 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 (manufacturer, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.

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