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PolarPower

by North American Herb & Spice · liquid · 8 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 35824 00280 2
  • DSLD label 269989
  • Serving 1 tsp
  • 48 servings

PolarPower by North American Herb & Spice lists 10 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 4,700 mg of alaskan sockeye salmon oil, 103 mg of omega-6s, 1,040 mg of omega-9s and 2,000 IU of vitamin A; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in PolarPower?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. 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).

PolarPower: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 269989, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Oil4,700 mgFish Oil in PolarPower against 1,990 products4.7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.4.7 g

Higher than 99% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g).

Omega-3s1,022 mgOmega-3 in PolarPower against 2,714 products1,022 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,022 mg

Higher than 77% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

EPA395 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in PolarPower against 3,134 products395 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.395 mg

Higher than 63% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

DHA361 mgDHA in PolarPower against 3,627 products361 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.361 mg

Higher than 71% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Omega-6s103 mgOmega-6 in PolarPower against 421 products103 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 484 mg, the median 140 mg.103 mg

55% of 421 products listing omega-6 give more (median 140 mg).

Omega-9s1,040 mgOmega-9 in PolarPower against 307 products1,040 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 89 mg to 438.5 mg, the median 190 mg.1,040 mg

Higher than 89% of 307 products listing omega-9 (median 190 mg).

Vitamin A2,000 IU67%Vitamin A in PolarPower against 5,772 products2,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.2,000 IU

72% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin D500 IU (12.5 mcg)250%Vitamin D in PolarPower against 14,175 products12.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg12.5 mcg

53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Astaxanthin120 mcgAstaxanthin in PolarPower against 955 products0.12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.12 mg

73% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Wild Rosemary Extractno amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 269989 (entered June 16, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 4.7 g of alaskan sockeye salmon oil (filed by NIH under fish oil) is higher than 99% of the 1,990 fish oil products that print an amount; 16 list more.

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
Directions: Take one or more teaspoons daily. May be mixed with smoothies, food, and drinks.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 269989.

How many labels does PolarPower have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 16, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 269989 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 8 fluid ounces · UPC 6 35824 00280 2
  2. Label 269987 Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 60 Fish Oil Caps · UPC 6 35824 00281 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names North American Herb & Spice (distributor), Lake Forest, IL. All North American Herb & Spice products.

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