PlainVitamins

Super EPA

by Thorne · softgel capsule · 90 gelcaps

  • Off the market since November 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 00690 9
  • DSLD label 251245
  • Serving 1 gelcap
  • 90 servings

Super EPA by Thorne lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 gelcap, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.

What is in Super EPA?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 gelcap. 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 251245, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Super EPA 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). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Eicosapentaenoic Acidas Fish OilEPA (Form: from Fish Oil) (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid)425 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Super EPA against 3,134 products425 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.425 mg

Higher than 66% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,275 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acidas Fish OilDHA (Form: from Fish Oil) (Alt. Name: Docosahexaenoic Acid)270 mgDHA in Super EPA against 3,627 products270 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.270 mg

Higher than 61% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 810 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 251245 (entered June 23, 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 2 to 3 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.

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 1 gelcap two to three times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
Contains ingredients derived from fish (fish oil = anchovy, sardine, mackerel).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 251245.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, purified Water, Glycerin Gelcap, Vitamin E.

How many labels does Super EPA have?

4 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 251245 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market November 30, 2022 · 90 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 00690 9
  2. Label 217361 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market November 30, 2022 · 90 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60805 9
  3. Label 199419 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market April 22, 2021 · 90 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 00690 9
  4. Label 182599 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market February 26, 2020 · 90 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60805 9

DSLD also links this label to: Super EPA 425 mg (image difference, same product), Super EPA 425 mg (image difference, same product), Super EPA 425 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 Thorne Research, Inc. (distributor). All Thorne products.

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