Prenatal DHA
by GNC Women's · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 27245
- Serving 1 softgel capsule
Prenatal DHA by GNC Women's lists one ingredient: 300 mg of docosahexaenoic acid per serving of 1 softgel capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.
What is in Prenatal DHA?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Docosahexaenoic Acidas Marine Algae OilDHA (Form: from Marine Algae Oil Genus: Schizochytrium Species: Sp.) | 300 mg | Higher than 63% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27245 (entered November 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.
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.
- DHA SoftgelAmerifit same ingredients
- DHA Softgeli-Health same ingredients
- Vegetarian DHANOW same ingredients
- +Omega Vegan Omega-3Shaklee · off the market same ingredients
- DHA Prenatal 400 mgPortions Master same ingredients
- DHA 200 mgPure Vegan · off the market 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel daily with food. Use before, during and after pregnancy.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Sugar, No Starch, No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Preservatives, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Corn, No Soy, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
- GNC Prenatal DHA has been purified and manufactured for freshness and found to be free of detectable levels of mercury, cadmium, lead and PCBs.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 27245.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Enteric Coating, Rosemary extract.
How many labels does Prenatal DHA have?
One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2013.
- Label 27245 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · on the market · 30 softgels
DSLD also links this label to: Prenatal Formula With DHA (package size difference, same product), Prenatal Formula With DHA (package size 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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Women's products.