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Optimal EFAs Caps

by Biotics Research Corporation · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 21968
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Optimal EFAs Caps by Biotics Research Corporation lists 8 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.

What is in Optimal EFAs Caps?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Optimal EFAs Caps: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21968, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Calories from Fat20 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Optimal EFAs Caps against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Cholesterol5 mg2%Cholesterol in Optimal EFAs Caps against 5,275 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.5 mg

71% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Proprietary Blend2 g
Fish Oilin the blend, no amount given
Flax Seed oilin the blend, no amount given
Borage oilin the blend, no amount given
Each Serving of Optimal EFAs Caps(R) providesno amount given
Alpha-Linolenic Acid280 mgAlpha-Linolenic Acid in Optimal EFAs Caps against 712 products280 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 485 mg.280 mg

62% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid give more (median 485 mg). Per day at the most servings: 560 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid159 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Optimal EFAs Caps against 3,134 products159 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.159 mg

68% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 318 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid105 mgDHA in Optimal EFAs Caps against 3,627 products105 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.105 mg

75% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg.

Gamma-Linolenic Acid112 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Optimal EFAs Caps against 740 products112 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.112 mg

Higher than 61% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 224 mg.

Oleic Acid204 mgOleic Acid in Optimal EFAs Caps against 694 products204 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.204 mg

Higher than 66% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 408 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21968 (entered June 25, 2013), 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; 3 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records 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.

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
RECOMMENDATION: Two (2) capsules two (2) times each day as a dietary supplement or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Sealed with an imprinted safety seal for your protection.
Contains ingredients derived from Sardine, Anchovy or Tuna.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry area.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21968.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Capsule shell, Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary extract, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

How many labels does Optimal EFAs Caps have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.

  1. Label 21968 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names BIOTICS RESEARCH CORP. (manufacturer), Rosenberg, Texas, 77471. All Biotics Research Corporation products.

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