Salmon Oil and GLA
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 240 softgels
- Off the market since May 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 01512 0
- DSLD label 209163
- Serving 1 softgel
Salmon Oil and GLA by Carlson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 10 IU of vitamin E, 825 mg of norwegian salmon oil and 40 mg of gamma-linolenic acid, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in Salmon Oil and GLA?
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. |
| Cholesterol | less than 5 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as natural D-Alpha Tocopherol) | 10 IU | 33% | 85% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 30 IU. |
| Norwegian Salmon OilNorwegian Salmon Oil Note: Contains over 50% salmon oil. | 825 mg | 77% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.48 g. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Form: reported as Triglycerides) (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) | 85 mg | 81% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 255 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Form: reported as Triglycerides) (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) | 70 mg | 85% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Borage Seed OilGLA (Form: from Borage seed Oil PlantPart: seed) (Alt. Name: Gamma Linolenic Acid) | 40 mg | 75% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 209163 (entered December 22, 2019), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Salmon Oil and GLA's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Fish Oil with GLAGNC · off the market 6 shared, 83% alike
- DHA For KidsGreenLife · off the market 7 shared, 80% alike
- Norwegian Salmon Oil and GLACarlson 7 shared, 79% alike
- Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLACarlson 7 shared, 79% alike
- Mother's DHA Natural Orange FlavorCarlson · off the market 6 shared, 78% alike
- Mother's DHACarlson · off the market 6 shared, 78% 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
- Directions: Take one soft gel one to three times daily, at mealtime.
- Warnings
- Contains fish (salmon, anchovy, sardine, mackerel). Contains over 50% salmon oil.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free Preservative-free
- Purity guaranteed This product is regularly tested by independent FDA registered laboratories. It has been determined to be fresh and fully potent (per AOCS international protocols) and is free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 contaminants.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 209163.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soft Gel Shell.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Freshness & potency Purity guaranteed.
How many labels does Salmon Oil and GLA have?
3 labels are on file under this name since December 22, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 209163 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01512 0
- Label 209162 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01511 3
- Label 209160 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01510 6
DSLD also links this label to: Norwegian Salmon Oil And GLA (package size difference, same product), Norwegian Salmon Oil And GLA (package size difference, same product), Norwegian Salmon Oil And GLA (image difference, same product), Norwegian Salmon Oil And GLA (package size difference, same product), Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLA (package size difference, same product), Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLA (package size difference, same product), Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLA (image difference, same product), Nowegian Salmon Oil and GLA (package size 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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.