Natural GLA
by FoodScience of Vermont · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 26664 33699 6
- DSLD label 74935
- Serving 2 softgels
- 45 servings
Natural GLA by FoodScience of Vermont lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1,000 mg of black currant seed oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2017.
What is in Natural GLA?
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 | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Black Currant seed oilBlack Currant seed oil PlantPart: seed Note: yielding | 1,000 mg | Higher than 75% of 59 products listing black currant seed oil (median 535 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 140 mg | Higher than 71% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74935 (entered June 23, 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 one serving 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Black Currant Seed OilDaVinci Laboratories of Vermont · off the market same ingredients
- Black Currant Seed OilDaVinci Laboratories same ingredients
- Black Currant Oil 535 mgBotanic Choice same ingredients
- Black Currant Seed OilPure Encapsulations 3 shared, 86% alike
- Black Currant Seed Oil 535 mg-GLA 70 mgVital Nutrients · off the market 2 shared, 85% alike
- Black Currant Oil 535 mgVitamin World 2 shared, 85% 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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take 2 softgels, one-half hour before each meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: If pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare practitioner before taking this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Made with Non-GMO ingredients.
- Gluten free Non-GMO
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 74935.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
How many labels does Natural GLA have?
One label is on file, entered on June 23, 2017.
- Label 74935 (current) Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 26664 33699 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names FoodScience of Vermont (distributor), Williston, VT. All FoodScience of Vermont products.