Prenatal DHA Smart Essentials
by Rainbow Light · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 21888 60006 9
- DSLD label 270926
- Serving 1 softgel
- 30 servings
Prenatal DHA Smart Essentials by Rainbow Light lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 30 IU of vitamin E, 50 mg of choline, 416 mg of purified deep sea fish oil and 308 mg of omega-3 fatty acids, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.
What is in Prenatal DHA Smart Essentials?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Vitamin Eas Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate | 30 IU | 100% | 44% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). |
| Cholineas Choline Bitartrate | 50 mg | 9%* | Higher than 54% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). |
| purified deep sea Fish Oil | 416 mg | 90% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). | |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 308 mg | 61% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 33 mg | Higher than 62% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 250 mg | ||
| Mixed Tocopherols | 20 mg | ||
| Orange peel essential oil | 15 mg | 85% of 117 products listing orange (unspecified) give more (median 100 mg). |
* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270926 (entered August 23, 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:
- 90% of the 1,990 products that print an amount of fish oil list more than its 0.416 g of purified deep sea fish oil (filed by NIH under fish oil) (median 1.2 g).
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for pregnant and lactating. 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Prenatal DHA Smart Essentials's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Ultra-Pure Prenatal DHA Smart EssentialsRainbow Light · off the market 7 shared, 87% alike
- Elite Omega-3 Gems Natural Lemon FlavorCarlson · off the market 5 shared, 66% alike
- Super Omega-3 GemsCarlson 5 shared, 66% alike
- Omega 3 500Reliable-1 Laboratories 5 shared, 66% alike
- Omega GelTishcon Corp. 5 shared, 66% alike
- Fish Oil 1000 mgAntler Farms 6 shared, 60% alike
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 Usage: While trying to conceive, pregnant or nursing, take 1 tablet and 1 softgel daily, together or separately, with or between meals.
- Warnings
- Contains anchovy, sardine, mackerel and/or wild, sustainable, deep sea Pacific Ocean tuna.
- Consult our health care practitioner prior to use if you are taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-Free Dairy-Free
- Free of gluten, wheat, milk/dairy, nuts, eggs, yeast, sugar, artificial additives
- Exceptional purity & sustainability Wild, sustainable, deep ocean fish Solvent-free molecular distillation Independently tested for toxins Follows strict international purity standards
Source: label statements in DSLD label 270926.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, yellow Beeswax, Silica, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Lecithin, Gelatin, Water, Purified, Glycerin, natural Caramel color, natural Orange Oil, Zinc Oxide, Carob.
How many labels does Prenatal DHA Smart Essentials have?
4 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 270926 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 21888 60006 9
- Label 251313 Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2023 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 21888 60006 9
- Label 240064 Entered November 21, 2020 · off the market November 9, 2023 · N/A · UPC 0 21888 21824 0
- Label 43074 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market April 16, 2021 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 21888 11332 3
DSLD also links this label to: Prenatal One Advanced Multivitamin (image difference, same product), Prenatal One (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names RAINBOW LIGHT NUTRITIONAL SYSTEM (manufacturer, distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Rainbow Light products.