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Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA

by Doctor's Best · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • Off the market since May 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00234 0
  • DSLD label 25010
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 30 servings

Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA by Doctor's Best lists 6 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 240 mg of phospholipids, 800 mg of omega-3 fatty acids and 30 mcg of astaxanthin; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.

What is in Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 25010, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Antarctic Krill Oilas Fish Oil Omega-3 ComplexAntarctic Krill Oil (Form: plus Fish Oil Omega-3 Complex) Note: providingno amount given
PhospholipidsPhospholipids Note: minimum (min.)240 mgPhospholipid in Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA against 257 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 400 mg, the median 245 mg.240 mg

50% of 257 products listing phospholipid give more (median 245 mg).

Omega-3 Fatty AcidsOmega-3 Fatty Acids Note: min.800 mgOmega-3 in Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA against 2,714 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.800 mg

Higher than 67% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) Note: min.512 mgDHA in Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA against 3,627 products512 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.512 mg

Higher than 87% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) Note: min.134 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA against 3,134 products134 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.134 mg

73% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

AstaxanthinAstaxanthin Note: min.30 mcgAstaxanthin in Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA against 955 products0.03 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.03 mg

94% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 25010 (entered August 23, 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?

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:

  • 94% of the 955 products that print an amount of astaxanthin list more than its 0.03 mg of astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

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.

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 Adult Use: For omega-3 maintenance, take 2 softgels daily after a meal. For added cardiovascular protection, take 3 - 4 daily. Higher intakes may be beneficial, under a physician’s care.
Warnings
May not be suitable for individuals with seafood allergies

Source: label statements in DSLD label 25010.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule, vanillin.

How many labels does Real Krill Enhanced With DHA & EPA have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.

  1. Label 25010 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market May 2, 2016 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 53950 00234 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), San Clemente, CA. All Doctor's Best products.

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