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Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste!

by Carlson for Kids · liquid · 250 mL

  • Off the market since November 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01353 9
  • DSLD label 19401
  • Serving 0.5 tsp (2.5 mL)
  • 100 servings

Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! by Carlson for Kids lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 0.5 tsp, such as 425 IU of vitamin A, 200 IU (5 mcg) of vitamin D3, 5 IU of vitamin E and 550 mg of omega-3 fatty acids, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2013.

What is in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste!?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.5 tsp. 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 Lightly Lemon Taste!: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 19401, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Calories from Fat25 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g.

Saturated Fat0.5 g3%Saturated fat in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 5,234 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

66% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Cholesterol10 g3%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for cholesterol, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Vitamin A425 IU9%Vitamin A in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 5,772 products425 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.425 IU

93% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 850 IU.

Vitamin D3200 IU (5 mcg)50%Vitamin D in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 14,175 products5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg5 mcg

83% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mcg.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol, D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Mixed TocopherolsVitamin E (Form: as d-alpha tocopheryl acetate, d-alpha tocopherol, & mixed tocopherols)5 IU17%Vitamin E in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 6,459 products5 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.5 IU

93% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 10 IU.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids550 mgOmega-3 in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 2,714 products550 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.550 mg

Higher than 52% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,100 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid250 mgDHA in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 3,627 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.250 mg

Higher than 55% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid200 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 3,134 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.200 mg

58% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

100% Norwegian Cod Liver Oil2.3 gFish Liver oil in Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! against 123 products2.3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.463 g to 2.3 g, the median 1 g.2.3 g

Higher than 69% of 123 products listing fish liver oil (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.6 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 19401 (entered March 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:

  • 93% of the 5,772 products that print an amount of vitamin A list more than its 425 IU of vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).
  • 93% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 5 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 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: Children 4 years and older take 1/2 teaspoonful once or twice daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Consult your pediatrician before giving to children under 4 years of age.
Storage
After initially opening the bottle, keep refrigerated and preferably use within 100 days.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 19401.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: natural Lemon flavor.

How many labels does Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Lightly Lemon Taste! have?

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

  1. Label 19401 (current) Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 250 mL · UPC 0 88395 01353 9

DSLD also links this label to: Kid's Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), Kid's Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), Kid's Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), Kid's Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Natural Green Apple Flavor (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 J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson for Kids products.

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