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Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates

by NOW · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • Off the market since October 2011 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01682 9
  • DSLD label 12712
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 60 servings

Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 2 IU of vitamin E and 1.2 g of omega-3 fatty acids, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.

What is in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. 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 Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12712, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Calories from Fat22 Calories
Total Fat2.4 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates against 11,965 products2.4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.4 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.8 g.

Polyunsaturated Fat1.8 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates against 1,759 products1.8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.1.8 g

Higher than 73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.6 g.

Cholesterol4.3 mg1%Cholesterol in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates against 5,275 products4.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.4.3 mg

95% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg). Per day at the most servings: 8.6 mg.

Protein0.5 g1%Protein in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates against 8,985 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.0.5 g

96% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Vitamin Eas Mixed TocopherolsVitamin E (Form: as mixed Tocopherols)2 IU7%Vitamin E in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates against 6,459 products2 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.2 IU

98% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 4 IU.

Omega-3 Fatty AcidsOmega-3 Fatty Acids Note: 1,200 mg1.2 gOmega-3 in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates against 2,714 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 83% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid720 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates against 3,134 products720 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.720 mg

Higher than 84% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,440 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid480 mgDHA in Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates against 3,627 products480 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.480 mg

Higher than 80% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 960 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12712 (entered August 24, 2012), 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:

  • 98% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 2 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take two softgels, 1-2 times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
CAUTION: PLEASE DISCARD THE INEDIBLE FRESHNESS PACKET ENCLOSED.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, milk, preservatives or additives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12712.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fish Oil concentrate, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Vitamin E.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Good Manufacturing Practices GMP NNfA.

How many labels does Super EPA Double Strength Omega-3 Polyunsaturates have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 12712 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market October 19, 2011 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01682 9
  2. Label 12710 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market October 6, 2011 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01680 5

DSLD also links this label to: Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (package size difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (image difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (package size difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (package size difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (image difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (package size difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (package size difference, same product), Molecularly Distilled Super Omega EPA (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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer), BLOOMINGDALE, IL. All NOW products.

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