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Omega-3 Mini Gels

by NOW · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01684 3
  • DSLD label 205021
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 45 servings

Omega-3 Mini Gels by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1 g of natural fish oil concentrate, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2019.

What is in Omega-3 Mini Gels?

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).

Omega-3 Mini Gels: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 205021, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Omega-3 Mini Gels against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Saturated Fatless than 0.5 g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat0.5 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Omega-3 Mini Gels against 1,759 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Monounsaturated Fatless than 0.5 g
natural Fish Oil concentratenatural Fish Oil concentrate Note: 1,000 mg1 gFish Oil in Omega-3 Mini Gels against 1,990 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1 g

55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Omega-3 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Eicosapentaenoic Acid360 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Omega-3 Mini Gels 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: 1,080 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid240 mgDHA in Omega-3 Mini Gels against 3,627 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.240 mg

Higher than 50% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205021 (entered July 24, 2019), 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 3 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
Suggested Usage: Take 2 softgels 1 to 3 times daily with food.
Warnings
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains fish (anchovies). Natural d-alpha tocopherol from non-GMO soy.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This natural fish oil concentrate is manufactured under strict quality control standards. It is tested to be free of potentially harmful levels of contaminants such as PCB’s, dioxins, mercury and other heavy metals.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients.
Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 205021.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Omega-3 Mini Gels have?

13 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 245114 Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01685 0
  2. Label 205023 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market August 23, 2023 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01685 0
  3. Label 205021 (current) Entered July 24, 2019 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01684 3
  4. Label 74156 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market March 21, 2019 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01684 3
  5. Label 72282 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01685 0
  6. Label 52886 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market May 1, 2017 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01684 3
  7. Label 50273 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01685 0
  8. Label 45767 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01685 0
  9. Label 45765 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01684 3
  10. Label 15040 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01685 0
  11. Label 15038 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01684 3
  12. Label 12440 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market March 9, 2012 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01684 3
  13. Label 12437 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market June 11, 2012 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01685 0

DSLD also links this label to: Omega-3 Mini Gels Fish Oil (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 NOW Foods (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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