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Multi-Oil

by GNC Preventive Nutrition · softgel capsule · 240 soft gel capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 07338 1
  • DSLD label 1838
  • Serving 3 soft gel capsules
  • 80 servings

Multi-Oil by GNC Preventive Nutrition lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 3 soft gel capsules, such as 270 mg of oleic acid, 180 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid, 120 mg of docosahexaenoic acid and 217 mg of linoleic acid, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Multi-Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 soft gel capsules. 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).

Multi-Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 1838, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Calories from Fat15 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Multi-Oil against 11,965 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.5 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Multi-Oil against 1,759 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat0.5 gMonounsaturated Fat in Multi-Oil against 989 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

53% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Oleic Acid270 mgOleic Acid in Multi-Oil against 694 products270 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.270 mg

Higher than 69% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA - omega-3 (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid)180 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Multi-Oil against 3,134 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.180 mg

60% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA - omega-3 (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid)120 mgDHA in Multi-Oil against 3,627 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.120 mg

69% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Linoleic AcidLinolenic Acid Note: Omega-6217 mgLinoleic Acid in Multi-Oil against 801 products217 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.217 mg

58% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg).

Alpha-Linolenic Acidalpha Linolenic Acid Note: omega-371 mgAlpha-Linolenic Acid in Multi-Oil against 712 products71 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 485 mg.71 mg

84% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic AcidGLA - omega-6 (Alt. Name: gamma Linolenic Acid)43 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Multi-Oil against 740 products43 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.43 mg

74% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1838 (entered November 25, 2011), 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 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.

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.

Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
CONTAINS: Fish. Soybeans, Wheat.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Sugar, No Starch, No Artifical Colors, No Preservatives, Sodium Free, No Corn, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 1838.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fish Body Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Flax seed Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Evening Primrose Oil, Borage Oil, Black Currant Oil, natural Lemon flavor, Caramel color, Vitamin E, Rosemary leaf extract.

How many labels does Multi-Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 1838 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 240 soft gel capsules · UPC 0 48107 07338 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Preventive Nutrition products.

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