Norwegian Cod Liver Oil

by Twinlab · liquid · 12 fl. Oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 27434 01224 9
  • DSLD label 268474
  • Serving 5 ml (1 Tablespoon)
  • 71 servings

Norwegian Cod Liver Oil by Twinlab lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 5 ml, such as 1,500 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 12.5 mcg (500 IU) of vitamin D and 1,200 mg of total omega-3 fatty acids, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 ml. 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).

Norwegian Cod Liver Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 268474, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories45 Calories
Calories from Fat45 Calories
Total Fat5 g7%Fat (unspecified) in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 11,965 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.5 g

Higher than 89% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 15 g.

Saturated Fat1 g5%Saturated fat in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 5,234 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1 g

34% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol25 mg8%Cholesterol in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 5,275 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.25 mg

Higher than 61% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol (median 15 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Vitamin A1,500 mcg RAE167%
Vitamin DVitamin D Note: 500 IU12.5 mcg (500 IU)63%Vitamin D in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 14,175 products12.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg12.5 mcg

53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 37.5 mcg.

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids1,200 mgOmega-3 in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 2,714 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 83% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,600 mg.

EPA550 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 3,134 products550 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.550 mg

Higher than 74% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,650 mg.

DHA500 mgDHA in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil 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: 1,500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 268474 (entered June 16, 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 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
Directions: Take one teaspoon 1-3 times daily or as directed by a physician or health care professional.
Requires 2 servings. Based on a study using 128.1 mg of EPA per 10 kg of weight for a 65 kg (143 lb.) person.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or nursing, anticipate surgery, have coagulopathy or any other medical condition, are taking anticoagulants or any other medication, consult a health care professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Unflavored
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 268474.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cod Liver Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Bottle & produced in the USA with USA and imported ingredients.

How many labels does Norwegian Cod Liver Oil have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 268474 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 12 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 27434 01224 9
  2. Label 26755 Entered November 25, 2013 · on the market · 12 fl. Oz.

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

Who makes it?

The label names Twinlab Corporation (distributor), Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A. All Twinlab products.

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