O-3 Essentials
by Dr. Whitaker · softgel capsule · 60 packets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 239720
- Serving 1 softgel
- 60 servings
O-3 Essentials by Dr. Whitaker lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of fish oil concentrate, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 26, 2020.
What is in O-3 Essentials?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Cholesterol | less than 5 mg | 1% | |
| Fish Oil concentrate | 1,000 mg | 55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid Ethyl EsterEPA (Form: as Ethyl Ester) (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) | 270 mg | Higher than 77% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid Ethyl EsterDHA (Form: as Ethyl Ester) (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) | 180 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 239720 (entered December 26, 2020), 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 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.
- DHA 700 1000 mgCalifornia Gold Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- DHA 700 Pharmaceutical Grade Fish Oil 1000 mgCalifornia Gold Nutrition same ingredients
- Salmon OilDouglas Laboratories 4 shared, 78% alike
- EPA-DHA Extra StrengthMetagenics · off the market 4 shared, 78% alike
- Omega-3 From The Sea Natural Lemon FlavorOld Ocean House Farms 4 shared, 78% alike
- OmegaGenics EPA-DHA 500Metagenics · off the market 4 shared, 78% 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
- 2 packs per day! Daily multinutrient
- Doctor's Suggested Use: Take 2 packets daily; 1 with breakfast and 1 with lunch or dinner.
- Warnings
- Contains: Fish (anchovy, sardine)
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF Gluten free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 239720.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, natural Lemon flavor, Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary extract, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
How many labels does O-3 Essentials have?
One label is on file, entered on December 26, 2020.
- Label 239720 (current) Entered December 26, 2020 · on the market · 60 packets
DSLD also links this label to: Forward Gold Brain and Body Multinutrient (bundle set), Bone and Balance Essentials (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Dr. Whitaker (manufacturer). All Dr. Whitaker products.