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Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01471 0
  • DSLD label 304887
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 120 servings

Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor by Carlson lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 27 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D, 0.67 mg of vitamin E and 500 mg of norwegian cod liver oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor?

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 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304887, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Fat0.5 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor 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).

Cholesterolless than 5 mg1%
Vitamin Aas Cod Liver Oil, Retinyl Palmitate27 mcg RAE3%
Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol2,000 IU50 mcg (2,000 IU)250%Vitamin D in Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor against 14,175 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol0.67 mg4%
Norwegian Cod Liver Oil500 mgFish Liver oil in Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor 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 Acidsreported as triglycerides115 mgOmega-3 in Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor 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 Acidreported as triglycerides50 mgDHA in Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor 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 Acidreported as triglycerides42 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor 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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304887 (entered January 24, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • 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?

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
Directions: Adults: take one soft gel daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains fish (cod).
Allergens and what it does not contain
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 other contaminants. Gluten-free No artificial preservatives

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304887.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, natural Lemon flavor.

How many labels does Solar D Gems 2,000 IU (50 mcg) Natural Lemon Flavor have?

5 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 304887 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01471 0
  2. Label 265320 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 360 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01473 4
  3. Label 241915 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 360 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01473 4
  4. Label 241913 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01471 0
  5. Label 216441 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 360 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01473 4

DSLD also links this label to: Solar D Gems (image difference, same product), Solar D Gems (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 Natural Lemon Flavor (image difference, same product), Solar D Gems Natural Lemon Flavor (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.

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