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Super DHA Gems 500 mg

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 soft gels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 01554 0
  • DSLD label 305310
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

Super DHA Gems 500 mg by Carlson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 6.7 mg of vitamin E and 1 g of norwegian fish oil concentrate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Super DHA Gems 500 mg?

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).

Super DHA Gems 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 305310, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Super DHA Gems 500 mg against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol6.7 mg45%
Norwegian Fish Oil Concentrateas Anchovy, Mackerel, Sardine1 gFish Oil in Super DHA Gems 500 mg against 1,990 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1 g

55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acidsas Triglycerides640 mgOmega-3 in Super DHA Gems 500 mg against 2,714 products640 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.640 mg

Higher than 60% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid500 mgDHA in Super DHA Gems 500 mg against 3,627 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.500 mg

Higher than 82% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acidas Triglycerides100 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Super DHA Gems 500 mg against 3,134 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.100 mg

78% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305310 (entered February 22, 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?

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?

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 (anchovy, sardine, mackerel).
Allergens and what it does not contain
IGEN Non-GMO Tested Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
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.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 305310.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IGEN Non-GMO Tested Freshness & Potency Purity Guaranteed; Friend of the Sea IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards).

How many labels does Super DHA Gems 500 mg have?

12 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 305310 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 soft gels · UPC 0 88395 01554 0
  2. Label 304895 Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01550 2
  3. Label 265665 Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01553 3
  4. Label 265367 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01550 2
  5. Label 265945 Entered April 21, 2022 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01552 6
  6. Label 242348 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market October 14, 2022 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01554 0
  7. Label 242343 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01552 6
  8. Label 242340 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01553 3
  9. Label 216568 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01554 0
  10. Label 216550 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01552 6
  11. Label 216547 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01550 2
  12. Label 208944 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01554 0

DSLD also links this label to: Super DHA Gems (image difference, same product), Super DHA Gems (package size difference, same product), Super DHA Gems (image difference, same product), Super DHA Gems (package size difference, same product), Super DHA Gems (package size difference, same product), Super DHA Gems (image difference, same product), Super DHA Gems (package size difference, same product), Super DHA Gems (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 Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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