PlainVitamins

Omega Twin

by Barlean's · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 05875 10006 9
  • DSLD label 3163
  • Serving 1 to 3 capsules (1-3 g); amounts per 3 capsules
  • 40 servings

Omega Twin by Barlean's lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.

What is in Omega Twin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 capsules. 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 Twin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 3163, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories27 Calories
Calories from Fat27 Calories
Total Fat3 g5%Fat (unspecified) in Omega Twin against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

Saturated Fat0.3 mg1%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for saturated fat, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Polyunsaturated Fat2 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Omega Twin against 1,759 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.2 g

Higher than 73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids1,365 mgOmega-3 in Omega Twin against 2,714 products1,365 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,365 mg

Higher than 88% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,095 mg.

Omega-6 Fatty Acids570 mgOmega-6 in Omega Twin against 421 products570 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 484 mg, the median 140 mg.570 mg

Higher than 79% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,710 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid105 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Omega Twin against 740 products105 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.105 mg

Higher than 61% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 315 mg.

Monounsaturated Fat0.5 gMonounsaturated Fat in Omega Twin against 989 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

53% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Omega-9 Fatty Acids525 mgOmega-9 in Omega Twin against 307 products525 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 89 mg to 438.5 mg, the median 190 mg.525 mg

Higher than 80% of 307 products listing omega-9 (median 190 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,575 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3163 (entered December 23, 2011), 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 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?

1 product lists 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 Use: Take 1-3 capsules 3 times daily. May be taken with or without meals.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Herbicid/Pesticide free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 3163.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Each light-resistant Carob coated Gelatin Capsule contains:.

How many labels does Omega Twin have?

3 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 59214 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market October 11, 2019 · 12 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 05875 10011 3
  2. Label 3163 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 05875 10006 9
  3. Label 3162 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market June 4, 2015 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 05875 10005 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Barlean's Organic Oils (manufacturer), Ferndale, WA, U.S.A.. All Barlean's products.

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