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Opti-EPA

by Douglas Laboratories · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 02276 4
  • DSLD label 245338
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 30 servings

Opti-EPA by Douglas Laboratories lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 1,700 mg of marine lipid concentrate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.

What is in Opti-EPA?

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).

Opti-EPA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245338, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories16 Calories
Total Fat1.7 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Opti-EPA against 11,965 products1.7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.7 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Marine Lipid ConcentrateMarine Lipid Concentrate Note: providing1,700 mg
Eicosapentaenoic Acid660 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Opti-EPA against 3,134 products660 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.660 mg

Higher than 81% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid340 mgDHA in Opti-EPA against 3,627 products340 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.340 mg

Higher than 68% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245338 (entered February 25, 2021), 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 one serving 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?

2 products list 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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 2 softgels daily, or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Contains: Fish oil (anchovy)
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245338.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Ultra refined fish oil concentrate, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, Rosemary extract, Enteric Coating.

How many labels does Opti-EPA have?

8 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 245338 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 3 10539 02276 4
  2. Label 237140 Entered October 23, 2020 · off the market January 31, 2024 · 60 softgels · UPC 3 10539 02276 4
  3. Label 56960 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market July 31, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC 3 10539 02276 4
  4. Label 30878 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 60 softgels · UPC 3 10539 02276 4
  5. Label 10369 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2013 · 60 softgels · UPC 3 10539 02276 4
  6. Label 8062 Entered April 26, 2012 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 45287 05035 4
  7. Label 8061 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 45287 05035 4
  8. Label 5251 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 60 soft gel capsules · UPC 3 10539 02276 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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