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Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg

by NOW · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • Off the market since February 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01626 3
  • DSLD label 245000
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 60 servings

Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg by NOW lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1 g of neptune krill oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.

What is in Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg?

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).

Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245000, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Neptune Krill Oil 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: 3 g.

Neptune Krill OilNeptune Krill Oil (Alt. Name: NKO) Note: 1,000 mg1 gKrill Oil in Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg against 320 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.1 g

11% of 320 products listing krill oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids250 mgOmega-3 in Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg against 2,714 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

72% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid135 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg against 3,134 products135 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.135 mg

73% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 405 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid60 mgDHA in Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg against 3,627 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.60 mg

86% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Phospholipids450 mgPhospholipid in Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg against 257 products450 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 400 mg, the median 245 mg.450 mg

Higher than 83% of 257 products listing phospholipid (median 245 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,350 mg.

Esterified Astaxanthin360 mcgAstaxanthin in Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg against 955 products0.36 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.36 mg

63% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.08 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245000 (entered July 27, 2021), 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 1 to 3 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 2 softgels 1 to 3 times daily with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication (especially anticoagulant or anti-platelet medications), or have a medical condition.
Do not use this product if you have a seafood allergy.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or fish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Neptune Krill Oil is manufactured under strict quality control standards. It is tested to be free of potentially harmful levels of contaminants such as PCBs, dioxins, mercury and other heavy metals.
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or fish ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245000.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Friend of the Sea; GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Neptune Krill Oil 500 mg have?

13 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 245000 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01626 3
  2. Label 244998 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01625 6
  3. Label 210447 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market August 22, 2023 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01626 3
  4. Label 72180 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01626 3
  5. Label 72179 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market August 22, 2023 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01625 6
  6. Label 55230 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01625 6
  7. Label 52862 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01626 3
  8. Label 45751 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01626 3
  9. Label 45750 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01625 6
  10. Label 28311 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01626 3
  11. Label 28310 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01625 6
  12. Label 14956 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market February 12, 2013 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01626 3
  13. Label 14955 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market February 12, 2013 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01625 6

DSLD also links this label to: Krill Oil 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Krill Oil 500 mg (image 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 NOW Foods (manufacturer, packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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