OmegaTru Black Currant Seed Oil 500 mg
by Swanson EFAs · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- Off the market since July 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 17013 8
- DSLD label 73576
- Serving 2 softgels
- 90 servings
OmegaTru Black Currant Seed Oil 500 mg by Swanson EFAs lists one ingredient: 1 g of black currant seed oil per serving of 2 softgels. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2017.
What is in OmegaTru Black Currant Seed Oil 500 mg?
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).
| 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: 3 g. |
| Black Currant seed Oilas Gamma-Linolenic AcidBlack Currant seed Oil (Form: typically providing 14 - 17% Gamma-Linolenic Acid (Alt. Name: GLA)) PlantPart: seed | 1 g | Higher than 75% of 59 products listing black currant seed oil (median 535 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 73576 (entered May 24, 2017), 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 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Omega Tru Black Currant Seed Oil 500 mgSwanson EFAs · off the market same ingredients
- Black Currant Oil 1000 mgBest Naturals same ingredients
- Black Currant Seed Oil 600 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Blackcurrant Seed OilBiotics Research Corporation 1 shared, 78% alike
- Black Currant OilNature's Sunshine 1 shared, 78% alike
- Natural GLAFoodScience of Vermont 2 shared, 65% 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 two softgels two to three times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Solvent free.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 73576.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed Purity & Potency.
How many labels does OmegaTru Black Currant Seed Oil 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2017.
- Label 73576 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market July 25, 2017 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 87614 17013 8
DSLD also links this label to: Omega Tru Black Currant 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.