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Norwegian Salmon Oil

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01500 7
  • DSLD label 12156
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 30 servings

Norwegian Salmon Oil by Carlson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 20 IU of vitamin E natural and 750 mg of omega-3 fatty acids, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.

What is in Norwegian Salmon Oil?

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).

Norwegian Salmon Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12156, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories18 Calories
Calories from Fat18 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Norwegian Salmon Oil against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Cholesterol20 mg6%Cholesterol in Norwegian Salmon Oil against 5,275 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.20 mg

Higher than 54% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol (median 15 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.

Vitamin E Naturalas D-Alpha-Tocopherol20 IU67%Vitamin E in Norwegian Salmon Oil against 6,459 products20 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.20 IU

71% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 40 IU.

Omega-3 Fatty AcidsOmega-3 Fatty Acids Note: providing750 mgOmega-3 in Norwegian Salmon Oil against 2,714 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.750 mg

Higher than 66% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid360 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Norwegian Salmon Oil against 3,134 products360 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.360 mg

Higher than 57% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid250 mgDHA in Norwegian Salmon Oil 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.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12156 (entered August 24, 2012), 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 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?

2 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 two soft gels once or twice daily, AT MEALTIME.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Preservative-free. Gluten-free.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12156.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soft Gel Shell.

How many labels does Norwegian Salmon Oil have?

15 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265729 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01504 5
  2. Label 265644 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market February 16, 2024 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01501 4
  3. Label 265623 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 50 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01502 1
  4. Label 241920 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 50 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01502 1
  5. Label 241921 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 300 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01505 2
  6. Label 216467 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 300 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01505 2
  7. Label 216464 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01504 5
  8. Label 216460 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 50 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01502 1
  9. Label 209149 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 300 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01505 2
  10. Label 55008 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01504 5
  11. Label 19414 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market June 14, 2019 · 50 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01504 5
  12. Label 19411 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 50 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01502 1
  13. Label 19410 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01504 5
  14. Label 19409 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market March 30, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01501 4
  15. Label 12156 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01500 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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