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Norwegian Cod Liver Oil

by Vitamer Laboratories · softgel capsule · 100 softgels

  • Off the market since October 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 17040 9
  • DSLD label 23269
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 100 servings

Norwegian Cod Liver Oil by Vitamer Laboratories lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,250 IU of vitamin A and 135 IU (3.38 mcg) of vitamin D. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2013.

What is in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 23269, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Cod Liver OilVitamin A (Form: from Cod Liver Oil)1,250 IU25%Vitamin A in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 5,772 products1,250 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.1,250 IU

81% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 5,000 IU.

Vitamin Das Cod Liver OilVitamin D (Form: from Cod Liver Oil)135 IU (3.38 mcg)34%Vitamin D in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 14,175 products3.38 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg3.38 mcg

91% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 13.5 mcg.

Typical analysis of Omega-3 Fatty Acids:no amount given
Eicosapentaenoic Acid68 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 3,134 products68 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.68 mg

85% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 272 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid46 mgDHA in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 3,627 products46 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.46 mg

92% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 184 mg.

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids114 mgOmega-3 in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil against 2,714 products114 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.114 mg

86% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 456 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23269 (entered September 25, 2013), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 91% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 3.38 mcg (135 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).
  • 92% of the 3,627 products that print an amount of DHA list more than its 46 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (filed by NIH under DHA) (median 232 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 4 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?

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.

Directions
SUGGESTED USE: Take one softgel up to four times daily with food.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts or crustacean shellfish.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 23269.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Bran Oil, purified Water, Glycerin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE(R).

How many labels does Norwegian Cod Liver Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2013.

  1. Label 23269 (current) Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market October 29, 2016 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 19985 17040 9

DSLD also links this label to: Norwegian Cod Live Oil (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 Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.

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