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Optimal Primrose

by Seeking Health · softgel capsule · 100 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 28054 15433 9
  • DSLD label 211055
  • Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
  • 100 servings

Optimal Primrose by Seeking Health lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1.3 g of evening primrose seed oil, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.

What is in Optimal Primrose?

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).

Optimal Primrose: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 211055, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Optimal Primrose against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

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

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Optimal Primrose against 1,759 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1 g

39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Evening Primrose seed OilEvening Primrose seed Oil PlantPart: seed Note: (cold-pressed) (supplying approximately:)1.3 gEvening Primrose oil in Optimal Primrose against 300 products1,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 500 mg.1,300 mg

Higher than 69% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg).

Gamma-Linolenic Acid76 mgGamma Linolenic Acid in Optimal Primrose against 740 products76 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 160 mg, the median 90 mg.76 mg

54% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg).

Linoleic Acid544 mgLinoleic Acid in Optimal Primrose against 801 products544 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.544 mg

Higher than 70% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg).

Oleic Acid49.9 mgOleic Acid in Optimal Primrose against 694 products49.9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.49.9 mg

85% of 694 products listing oleic acid give more (median 140 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 211055 (entered January 25, 2020), 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?

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
Suggested Use: 1 to 2 softgels daily with food or as directed by your health care professional.
Warnings
Do not use if shrinkwrap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: milk/casein, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat/gluten, corn, yeast, and soybeans. Contains no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place below 85 degrees F away from direct light. Do not freeze.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 211055.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

How many labels does Optimal Primrose have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 211055 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 8 28054 15433 9
  2. Label 174749 Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market March 4, 2019 · 100 softgels · UPC 8 28054 15433 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Seeking Health, LLC (distributor), Bellingham, WA. All Seeking Health products.

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