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Solar D Gems

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 360 softgels

  • Off the market since November 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01483 3
  • DSLD label 21279
  • Serving 1 softgel

Solar D Gems by Carlson lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 4,000 IU (100 mcg) of vitamin D3, 1 IU of vitamin E natural and 500 mg of norwegian cod liver oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Solar D Gems?

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).

Solar D Gems: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21279, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Calories from Fat5 Calories
Total Fat0.5 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Solar D Gems against 11,965 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.5 g

86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol, Cod Liver Oil4,000 IU (100 mcg)1,000%Vitamin D in Solar D Gems against 14,175 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 92% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin E Naturalas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E Natural (Form: D-Alpha Tocopherol) Note: Antioxidant to protect freshness.1 IU3%Vitamin E in Solar D Gems against 6,459 products1 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.1 IU

99% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

Norwegian Cod Liver Oil500 mgFish Liver oil in Solar D Gems against 123 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.463 g to 2.3 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

67% of 123 products listing fish liver oil give more (median 1 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids115 mgOmega-3 in Solar D Gems against 2,714 products115 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.115 mg

86% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid50 mgDHA in Solar D Gems against 3,627 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.50 mg

89% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acid42 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Solar D Gems against 3,134 products42 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.42 mg

91% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids23 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21279 (entered May 24, 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:

  • Its 100 mcg (4,000 IU) of vitamin D is higher than 92% of the 14,175 vitamin D products that print an amount; 1,084 list more.
  • 99% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 1 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).
  • 89% of the 3,627 products that print an amount of DHA list more than its 50 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (filed by NIH under DHA) (median 232 mg).
  • 91% of the 3,134 products that print an amount of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) list more than its 42 mg of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Solar D Gems's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Adults take one soft gel every other day, at mealtime. May be chewed.
Warnings
Contains fish (cod).
Allergens and what it does not contain
PURITY GUARANTEED This product is regularly tested (using AOAC international protocols) for freshness, potency and purity by an independent, FDA-registered laboratory and has been determined to be fresh, fully-potent and free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCB's and 28 other contaminants.
Preservative-free. Gluten-free.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21279.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: natural Lemon flavor, Softgel Shell.

How many labels does Solar D Gems have?

3 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 21279 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 360 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01483 3
  2. Label 21277 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01481 9
  3. Label 19408 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01471 0

DSLD also links this label to: Solar D Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Solar D Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), Solar D Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Solar D Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Solar D Gems 4,000 IU (100 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), Solar D Gems 4,000 IU (100 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Solar D Gems 4,000 (100 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor (package size difference, same product), Solar D Gems 4,000 IU (100 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor (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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Hts., IL. All Carlson products.

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