OmegaTru Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg
by Swanson EFAs · capsule · 60 liquid veggie capsules
- Off the market since September 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 17063 3
- DSLD label 176538
- Serving 1 liquid veggie capsule
OmegaTru Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg by Swanson EFAs lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 liquid veggie capsule, such as 3.4 mg of vitamin E and 500 mg of black cumin seed oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2018.
What is in OmegaTru Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 liquid veggie capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol AcetateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate) | 3.4 mg | 22% | |
| Black Cumin seed OilBlack Cumin seed Oil PlantPart: seed Genus: Nigella Species: sativa Note: providing minimum | 500 mg | 62% of 93 products listing black seed oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. | |
| Linoleic AcidLinoleic Acid Note: Omega-6 | 260 mg | 57% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 520 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 85 mg | 75% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 170 mg. | |
| Stearic Acid | 10 mg | 74% of 90 products listing stearic acid give more (median 26.9 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 176538 (entered May 24, 2018), 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mgSwanson same ingredients
- Black Seed OilGNC SuperFoods 3 shared, 60% alike
- Black Seed OilGNC Earth Genius · off the market 3 shared, 55% alike
- Pine Nut Oil 500 mgSwanson EFAs 3 shared, 48% alike
- Organic Black Cumin Seed OilHealth Ranger Select 3 shared, 47% alike
- Grape Seed Oil 500 mgSwanson EFAs 3 shared, 47% 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
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one liquid veggie capsule one to two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take the product if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 176538.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian Formula; Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does OmegaTru Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2018.
- Label 176538 (current) Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2018 · 60 liquid veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 17063 3
DSLD also links this label to: Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg (image difference, same product), Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg (image difference, same product), Black Cumin Seed Oil 500 mg (image 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson EFAs products.