PlainVitamins

Pure Flax Oil

by Barlean's Organic Oils · softgel capsule · 250 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 05875 10002 1
  • DSLD label 47023
  • Serving 3 to 9 softgels (3-9 g); amounts per 3 softgels
  • 83 servings

Pure Flax Oil by Barlean's Organic Oils lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2015.

What is in Pure Flax Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgels. 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).

Pure Flax Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 47023, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories27 Calories
Calories from Fat27 Calories
Total Fat3 g5%Fat (unspecified) in Pure Flax Oil against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

Saturated Fat0.2 g0%Saturated fat in Pure Flax Oil against 5,234 products0.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.2 g

95% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.6 g.

Polyunsaturated Fat2 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Pure Flax Oil against 1,759 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.2 g

Higher than 73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids1,650 mgOmega-3 in Pure Flax Oil against 2,714 products1,650 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,650 mg

Higher than 93% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,950 mg.

Omega-6 Fatty Acids480 mgOmega-6 in Pure Flax Oil against 421 products480 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 484 mg, the median 140 mg.480 mg

Higher than 74% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,440 mg.

Monounsaturated Fat0.5 gMonounsaturated Fat in Pure Flax Oil against 989 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

53% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Omega-9 Fatty Acids540 mgOmega-9 in Pure Flax Oil against 307 products540 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 89 mg to 438.5 mg, the median 190 mg.540 mg

Higher than 81% of 307 products listing omega-9 (median 190 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,620 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 47023 (entered June 25, 2015), 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?

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 1,650 mg of omega-3 is higher than 93% of the 2,714 omega-3 products that print an amount; 199 list more.

The NIH database records 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?

5 products list 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
SUGGESTED USE: 3-9 softgels per day.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 47023.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: unrefined and unfiltered organic 100% Flaxseed Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): America's Best Selling Omega-3; WINNER VITY Awards; approved BELLY FAT CURE(TM) BellyFatCure.com; {recycle} 2.

How many labels does Pure Flax Oil have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 47023 (current) Entered June 25, 2015 · on the market · 250 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10002 1
  2. Label 47022 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market April 7, 2016 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 05875 10001 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Barlean's Organic Oils (manufacturer), Ferndale, WA. All Barlean's Organic Oils products.

Where next?