Omega-3 Plus GLA
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 180 soft gels
- Off the market since December 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 01733 9
- DSLD label 19632
- Serving 1 softgel
- 180 servings
Omega-3 Plus GLA by Carlson lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 IU (25 mcg) of vitamin D3, 100 IU of vitamin E natural, 200 mg of omega-3 fatty acids and 200 mg of gamma-linolenic acid, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2013.
What is in Omega-3 Plus GLA?
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 | 15 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. |
| Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol | 1,000 IU (25 mcg) | 250% | Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mcg. |
| Vitamin E Naturalas D-Alpha-Tocopherol | 100 IU | 333% | Higher than 71% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 200 IU. |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acidsas Fish OilTotal Omega-3's (Form: from Norwegian fish oil) Note: providing | 200 mg | 77% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 133 mg | 73% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 266 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 67 mg | 85% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 134 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Borage Seed OilGLA (Form: from borage seed oil) (Alt. Name: Gamma Linolenic Acid, Omega-6) | 200 mg | Higher than 80% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 19632 (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?
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Omega-3 Plus GLA's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Essential Fatty Acid SupportGNC Women's Ultra Mega 5 shared, 80% alike
- Essential Fatty Acid NutritionGNC Women's Ultra Mega 5 shared, 80% alike
- Essential Fatty Acid SupportGNC Women's 5 shared, 80% alike
- Honor RollInfoWars Life 6 shared, 77% alike
- Omega-3 Fish Oil 1000Hi-Health 6 shared, 69% alike
- Prenatal DHA + D3revly 6 shared, 69% 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: Take 1 soft gel at mealtime once or twice daily.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Preservative-free.
- Gluten-free.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 19632.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: natural Lemon flavor, Soft Gel Shell.
How many labels does Omega-3 Plus GLA have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 19632 (current) Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market December 12, 2015 · 180 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01733 9
- Label 19528 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market December 12, 2015 · 90 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01731 5
DSLD also links this label to: Omega-3-6-9 with Borage Oil (image difference, same product), Omega-3-6-9 with Borage Oil (package size difference, same product), Omega-3-6-9 (image difference, same product), Omega-3-6-9 (package size difference, same product), Omega Complete Gems (image difference, same product), Omega Complete Gems (package size difference, same product), Omega Complete Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), Omega Complete Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (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.