Neptune Krill Oil 1000 mg
by Protocol For Life Balance · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- Off the market since March 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 11627 6
- DSLD label 69005
- Serving 1 softgel
Neptune Krill Oil 1000 mg by Protocol For Life Balance lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1 g of neptune krill oil, 230 mg of omega-3 fatty acids, 390 mg of phospholipids and 750 mcg of esterified astaxanthin, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2016.
What is in Neptune Krill Oil 1000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Neptune Krill OilNeptune Krill Oil (Alt. Name: NKO) Note: 1,000 mg | 1 g | 11% of 320 products listing krill oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 230 mg | 75% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 690 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 120 mg | 75% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 70 mg | 85% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg. | |
| Phospholipids | 390 mg | Higher than 56% of 257 products listing phospholipid (median 245 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,170 mg. | |
| Esterified Astaxanthin | 750 mcg | 53% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2.25 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 69005 (entered December 23, 2016), 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 1 to 3 servings 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.
- Neptune Krill Oil 1000 mgNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Neptune Krill Oil 1000 1000 mg - Double StrengthNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Neptune Krill Oil 1000NOW · off the market same ingredients
- Neptune Krill Oil 1000 mg- Double StrengthProtocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- Krill OilDaVinci Laboratories same ingredients
- Neptune Krill Oil 500 mgNOW · 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
- SUGGESTED USAGE: Take 1 softgel 1 to 3 times daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- CAUTIONS/INTERACTIONS: For adults only. Use may be accompanied by mild, but transient GI discomfort.
- NKO may interact with some medications including blood thinners (NSAIDs, warfarin) and statins.
- Do not take this product if you are allergic to shellfish.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Contains shellfish (krill).
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or fish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Neptune Krill Oil is manufactured under strict quality control standards. It is tested to be free of potentially harmful levels of contaminants (i.e. mercury, heavy metals, PCBs, dioxins, and other contaminants).
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or fish ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 69005.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule, Glycerin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP.
How many labels does Neptune Krill Oil 1000 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 69005 (current) Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11627 6
- Label 57031 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market August 14, 2016 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11627 6
DSLD also links this label to: Neptune Krill Oil 1000 mg- Double Strength (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 Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.