Starflower Oil
by Higher Nature · capsule · 30 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 5 031013 101144
- DSLD label 245822
- Serving 1 capsule
- 30 servings
Starflower Oil by Higher Nature lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 1,000 mg of cold pressed starflower oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 22, 2021.
What is in Starflower Oil?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cold pressed Starflower Oilcold pressed Starflower Oil Note: of which | 1,000 mg | Higher than 62% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 220 mg | Higher than 84% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245822 (entered April 22, 2021), 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 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- High Potency Starflower Oil 1000 mgHigher Nature same ingredients
- Starflower Oil 1000 mgHigher Nature · off the market same ingredients
- Borage Oil GLA - 240Ecological Formulas same ingredients
- Borage-500AOR Advanced Orthomolecular Research Advanced same ingredients
- GLA-240 as Borage OilMetabolic Maintenance 2 shared, 84% alike
- Borage 1000 mgJarrow Formulas · off the market 2 shared, 84% 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 1 capsule a day with a meal. Do not exceed recommended daily intake.
- Warnings
- Do not exceed recommended daily intake. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
- Storage: Store in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free from: Artificial colours, flavourings, preservatives, dairy products, gluten, lactose, salt, soya, starch, sugar, wheat, yeast. Our borage oil is free from pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 245822.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Starflower Oil, Capsule Shell, Mixed Tocopherols.
How many labels does Starflower Oil have?
6 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 245822 (current) Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 101144
- Label 245828 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 101151
- Label 228539 Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 101151
- Label 217190 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market May 7, 2020 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 101151
- Label 41650 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market February 22, 2019 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 101151
- Label 41648 Entered January 23, 2015 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 101144
DSLD also links this label to: Starflower Oil 1000 mg (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 Higher Nature Ltd (manufacturer), Horam, East Sussex, UK. All Higher Nature products.