OmegaTru Borage Oil 1,000 mg
by Swanson EFAs · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- Off the market since August 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 17011 4
- DSLD label 175814
- Serving 1 softgel
OmegaTru Borage Oil 1,000 mg by Swanson EFAs lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of OmegaTru borage oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in OmegaTru Borage Oil 1,000 mg?
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 | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| OmegaTru Borage OilOmegaTru Borage Oil Note: providing minimum | 1 g | Higher than 62% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. | |
| Linoleic AcidLinoleic Acid Note: Omega-6 | 300 mg | 54% of 801 products listing linoleic acid give more (median 350 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic AcidGamma-Linolenic Acid Note: Omega-6 | 190 mg | Higher than 78% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 570 mg. | |
| Oleic Acid | 120 mg | 56% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175814 (entered April 25, 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 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.
- Borage Oil 1 gramSwanson same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1000 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1000 mgVitabase same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1000 mgNewflower Farmers Markets same ingredients
- Borage Seed Oil 1000 mgMartin Avenue Pharmacy same ingredients
- Borage Oil 1,000 mgVitamin Discount Center · off the market same ingredients
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 softgel one to three times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- 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 175814.
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 Borage Oil 1,000 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.
- Label 175814 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market August 22, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 87614 17011 4
DSLD also links this label to: Borage Oil 1 gram (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.