Multi EFA Capsules
by Genestra Brands · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 83196 13010 8
- DSLD label 265533
- Serving 2 softgels
- 45 servings
Multi EFA Capsules by Genestra Brands lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 800 mg of fish oil, 800 mg of flaxseed oil and 800 mg of borage seed oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 19, 2022.
What is in Multi EFA Capsules?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2 g | 3% | Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Fish Oilas Anchovy, Sardine | 800 mg | 77% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.6 g. | |
| Flaxseed Oilas Linum usitatissimum Seed Oil | 800 mg | 58% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.6 g. | |
| Borage Seed Oil | 800 mg | Higher than 52% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 220 mg | 56% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 440 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 140 mg | 67% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 280 mg. | |
| Alpha-Linolenic Acid | 424 mg | 55% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg). Per day at the most servings: 848 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 152 mg | Higher than 74% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 304 mg. | |
| Linoleic Acid | 416.6 mg | Higher than 64% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 833.2 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 330 mg | Higher than 73% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 660 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265533 (entered May 19, 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?
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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Multi EFA Capsules's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Complete Essential Fatty AcidsVitabase 10 shared, 95% alike
- Omega MaxMartin Avenue Pharmacy 10 shared, 95% alike
- Omega 3, 6, 9 Complete EFAVitamin Discount Center · off the market 10 shared, 95% alike
- Omega 3, 6, 9 Complete EFARon Teeguarden Nutraceuticals 10 shared, 95% alike
- Omega 3-6-9 1200 mgThompson 10 shared, 90% alike
- Supreme OmegaDaVinci Laboratories 10 shared, 90% 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
- Recommended Dose: Adults and Adolescents (12 years and older): Take 2 softgels 2 times daily with meals or as recommended by your health professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Contains: Fish (anchovy, sardine)
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 265533.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Purified, Mixed Tocopherols.
How many labels does Multi EFA Capsules have?
4 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 264412 Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market November 8, 2024 · 90 softgels · UPC 8 83196 13010 8
- Label 265533 (current) Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 8 83196 13010 8
- Label 211274 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market November 16, 2021 · 90 softgel capsules · UPC 8 83196 13010 8
- Label 56220 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market November 8, 2024 · 90 softgel capsules · UPC 883196 13010
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Seroyal USA (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All Genestra Brands products.