Norwegian Salmon Oil and GLA
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 01511 3
- DSLD label 242176
- Serving 2 softgels
- 60 servings
Norwegian Salmon Oil and GLA by Carlson lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 13.4 mg of vitamin E, 1,650 mg of norwegian salmon oil and 80 mg of gamma-linolenic acid, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.
What is in Norwegian Salmon Oil and GLA?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2 g | 3% | Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). |
| Cholesterol | less than 5 mg | 1% | |
| Protein | less than 1 g | ||
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol | 13.4 mg | 89% | |
| Norwegian Salmon Oilas Fish, Salmon OilNorwegian Salmon Oil (Form: contains Fish (Form: Salmon, Anchovy, Sardine, Mackerel, Jack Mackerel), contains over 50% Salmon Oil) | 1,650 mg | Higher than 69% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g). | |
| Total Omega-3 Fatty AcidsTotal Omega-3s (Form: reported as Triglycerides) | 400 mg | 55% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Form: reported as Triglycerides) (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) | 170 mg | 66% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). | |
| Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Form: reported as Triglycerides) (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) | 140 mg | 67% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Borage Seed OilGLA (Form: from Borage seed Oil PlantPart: seed) (Alt. Name: Gamma Linolenic Acid) | 80 mg | 51% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 242176 (entered March 25, 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 one serving 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.
- Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLACarlson same ingredients
- Omega-3 Enriched Salmon Oil 500 mgCarlson 8 shared, 83% alike
- Omega-3 Enriched Salmon OilCarlson 8 shared, 83% alike
- Elite Omega-3 Gems 1,600 mg Natural Lemon FlavorCarlson 8 shared, 83% alike
- Salmon OilCarlson 8 shared, 83% alike
- Salmon Oil and GLACarlson · off the market 7 shared, 79% alike
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: Adults: take two soft gels once daily at mealtime.
- Warnings
- Contains fish (salmon, anchovy, sardine, mackerel, jack mackerel).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
- This product is regularly tested by independent FDA registered laboratories. It has been determined to be fresh and fully potent (per AOCS international protocols) and is free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 other contaminants.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 242176.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soft Gel Shell, Mixed Tocopherols.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Freshness & potency Purity guaranteed; IFOS International Fish Oil Standards.
How many labels does Norwegian Salmon Oil and GLA have?
5 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 242176 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01511 3
- Label 242175 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01510 6
- Label 21290 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market March 30, 2018 · 240 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01512 0
- Label 21288 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01511 3
- Label 21281 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01510 6
DSLD also links this label to: Salmon Oil and GLA (package size difference, same product), Salmon Oil and GLA (image difference, same product), Salmon Oil and GLA (package size difference, same product), Salmon Oil and GLA (package size difference, same product), Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLA (package size difference, same product), Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLA (image difference, same product), Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLA (package size difference, same product), Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLA (package size 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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.