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Mom's DHA 500 mg

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01560 1
  • DSLD label 337609
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Mom's DHA 500 mg by Carlson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of norwegian fish oil concentrate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in Mom's DHA 500 mg?

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).

Mom's DHA 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337609, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Mom's DHA 500 mg 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.

Norwegian Fish Oil Concentrateas Anchovy, Mackerel, Sardine1 gFish Oil in Mom's DHA 500 mg 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.

Total Omega-3 Fatty AcidsReported as triglycerides640 mgOmega-3 in Mom's DHA 500 mg against 2,714 products640 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.640 mg

Higher than 60% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,280 mg.

Docosahexaenoic AcidReported as triglycerides500 mgDHA in Mom's DHA 500 mg 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). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic AcidReported as triglycerides100 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Mom's DHA 500 mg against 3,134 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.100 mg

78% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337609 (entered September 25, 2025), 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.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for pregnant and lactating. 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
Directions: pregnant women and lactating mothers: take one soft gel once or twice daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains fish (anchovy, sardine, mackerel).
Allergens and what it does not contain
IGEN Non-GMO Tested (www.igenprogram.com)
Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
Purity guaranteed It has been determined to be fresh and fully potent (per AOCS international protocols) and is free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 other contaminants.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337609.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Mixed Tocopherols, Natural.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IGEN Non-GMO Tested (www.igenprogram.com) Purity Guaranteed Freshness & Potency; IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards) Friend of the Sea Impact collective Reduced plastic impact.

How many labels does Mom's DHA 500 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2025.

  1. Label 337609 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01560 1

DSLD also links this label to: Mother's DHA (image difference, same product), Mother's DHA (package size difference, same product), Mother's DHA (package size difference, same product), Mother's DHA Natural Orange Flavor (package size difference, same product), Mother's DHA (image difference, same product), Mother's DHA 500 mg DHA (image difference, same product), Mother's DHA 500 mg DHA (package size difference, same product), Mother's DHA 500 mg (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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Lincolnshire, IL. All Carlson products.

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