Organic Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg
by VitalBulk · softgel capsule · N/A
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 258753
- Serving 1 softgel
Organic Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg by VitalBulk lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 mg of organic evening primrose seed oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 18, 2021.
What is in Organic Evening Primrose Oil 500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 5 Calories | 1% | |
| Fat | 0.5 g | 1% | 86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | 74% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). | |
| organic Evening Primrose seed Oilorganic Evening Primrose seed Oil PlantPart: seed Note: providing | 500 mg | 50% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Essential Fatty Acids | 410 mg | ||
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 45 mg | 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). | |
| Linoleic AcidCIS Linoleic Acid | 365 mg | Higher than 52% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258753 (entered December 18, 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Organic Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg SoftgelVitalBulk · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg SoftgelVitalBulk · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgGNC Women's same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 1,000 mgSpring Valley same ingredients
- Standardized Evening Primrose Oil 1000 mgRexall 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: Take one (1) softgel with food daily. Do not exceed recommended daily dose unless directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Do not exceed recommended daily dose unless directed by your health care practitioner.
- Keep out of reach of children in a cool, dry place.
- This product may be produced in a facility that also makes products containing milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.
- Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet.
- In case of adverse event: 855-885-2855
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Tested gluten free Certified Non GE Tested
Source: label statements in DSLD label 258753.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin.
How many labels does Organic Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 258753 (current) Entered December 18, 2021 · on the market · N/A
- Label 233588 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market July 30, 2021 · N/A
- Label 208110 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market July 17, 2020 · N/A
DSLD also links this label to: Organic Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg Softgel (image difference, same product), Evening Primrose Oil 500 mg Softgel (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 VitalBulk (manufacturer), Watsonville, CA. All VitalBulk products.