Super DHA Gems
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 20 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 01554 0
- DSLD label 54763
- Serving 1 softgel
Super DHA Gems by Carlson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 10 IU of vitamin E and 1,000 mg of fish body oil concentrate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.
What is in Super DHA 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).
| 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: 5 g. |
| 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: 50 IU. |
| Fish Body Oil concentrate | 1,000 mg | 55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g. | |
| Docosahexaenoic AcidDHA (Form: reported as Triglycerides) (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid) | 500 mg | Higher than 82% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,500 mg. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic AcidEPA (Form: reported as Triglycerides) (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) | 100 mg | 78% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54763 (entered December 23, 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.
The NIH database records 1 to 5 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ultra Omegas DHA/EPACountry Life same ingredients
- High-DHA SAPNFH same ingredients
- Ultra Omega DHA/EPA 500 mg/200 mgCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Junior Omega 3Zahler same ingredients
- Omega 780 USPNuMedica · off the market same ingredients
- Primal Omegas Lemon Lime FlavorPrimal Blueprint same ingredients
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 five times daily, at mealtime.
- Warnings
- Contains fish (anchovy, sardine, tuna).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- 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, PCBs and 28 other contaminants.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 54763.
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 Super DHA Gems have?
8 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 55890 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market October 18, 2019 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01553 3
- Label 54767 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market March 30, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01552 6
- Label 54766 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01554 0
- Label 54763 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · on the market · 20 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01554 0
- Label 19457 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 20 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01554 0
- Label 19450 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01552 6
- Label 19449 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2015 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01554 0
- Label 19448 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01550 2
DSLD also links this label to: Stevia (package size difference, same product), Stevia (package size difference, same product), Stevia (package size difference, same product), Super DHA Gems 500 mg DHA (image difference, same product), Super DHA Gems 500 mg DHA (package size difference, same product), Super DHA Gems 500 mg (image difference, same product), Super DHA Gems 500 mg DHA (package size difference, same product), Super DHA Gems 500 mg DHA (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 Div. of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.