PlainVitamins

Salmon Oil

by NOW · softgel capsule · 250 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01671 3
  • DSLD label 50269
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 125 servings

Salmon Oil by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 2 g of salmon oil concentrate; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 6 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2015.

What is in Salmon Oil?

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).

Salmon Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 50269, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Calories from Fat20 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Salmon Oil against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0.5 g3%Saturated fat in Salmon Oil against 5,234 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

66% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Trans Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Salmon Oil against 1,759 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1 g

39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat0.5 gMonounsaturated Fat in Salmon 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).

Cholesterol10 mg3%Cholesterol in Salmon Oil against 5,275 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.10 mg

56% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg).

Salmon Oil concentrateSalmon Oil concentrate Note: 2,000 mg2 gFish Oil in Salmon Oil against 1,990 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.2 g

Higher than 71% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g).

Omega-3 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Eicosapentaenoic Acid150 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Salmon Oil against 3,134 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.150 mg

69% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid180 mgDHA in Salmon Oil against 3,627 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.180 mg

62% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 50269 (entered September 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 1 ingredient sits inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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 Usage: Take 2 softgels daily with food.
Warnings
Contains fish (salmon).
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients.
It is tested to be free of potentially harmful levels of contaminants (i.e. mercury, heavy metals, PCB’s, dioxins, and other contaminants).
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 50269.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Salmon Oil have?

7 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 50269 (current) Entered September 25, 2015 · on the market · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01671 3
  2. Label 46318 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01671 3
  3. Label 46315 Entered June 25, 2015 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01670 6
  4. Label 15025 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market May 21, 2015 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01671 3
  5. Label 15022 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market March 28, 2012 · 250 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01671 3
  6. Label 15020 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market May 21, 2015 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01670 6
  7. Label 15019 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market March 28, 2012 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01670 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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