PlainVitamins

Super EPA

by Thorne Research · softgel capsule · 45 single-serving packets

  • Off the market since December 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 00652 7
  • DSLD label 64089
  • Serving 2 gelcaps
  • 45 servings

Super EPA by Thorne Research lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 gelcaps, such as 850 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and 540 mg of docosahexaenoic acid, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2016.

What is in Super EPA?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 gelcaps. 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 EPA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 64089, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Calories from Fat20 Calories
Total Fat2 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Super EPA against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

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

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g0%
Eicosapentaenoic Acidas Fish OilEPA (Form: from Fish Oil) (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid)850 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Super EPA against 3,134 products850 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.850 mg

Higher than 92% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acidas Fish OilDHA (Form: from Fish Oil) (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid)540 mgDHA in Super EPA against 3,627 products540 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.540 mg

Higher than 87% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 64089 (entered August 24, 2016), 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 850 mg of EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) is higher than 92% of the 3,134 EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) products that print an amount; 251 list more.

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
Suggested Use: Take 2 gelcap daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Contains ingredient derived from fish (fish oil = anchovy, sardine, mackerel).
Tamper Evident: Use only if packet is sealed.
If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 64089.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, purified Water, Glycerin (vegetable source) Gelcap, Vitamin E.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NSF Certified for sport. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP), NSF Certified for Sport (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Super EPA have?

5 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 64089 (current) Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market December 18, 2019 · 45 single-serving packets · UPC 6 93749 00652 7
  2. Label 64088 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market November 14, 2017 · 90 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60805 9
  3. Label 50736 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market December 18, 2019 · 90 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 00598 8
  4. Label 19265 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market July 25, 2016 · 90 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60805 9
  5. Label 16186 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market February 18, 2013 · 90 fish gelatin gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60805 9

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Thorne Research, Inc. (distributor), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.

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