Super Essentials Omega 3 EDA
by Living Fuel · capsule · 120 softgel capsules
- Off the market since June 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 8 50091 00173 4
- DSLD label 206071
- Serving 1 softgel (1,533 mg active/per 25 lbs)
Super Essentials Omega 3 EDA by Living Fuel lists 19 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 IU of vitamin A, 250 IU (6.25 mcg) of vitamin D, 8 IU of vitamin E and 120 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid; 9 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2019.
What is in Super Essentials Omega 3 EDA?
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 | 0.9 g | 1% | 85% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2 g | 1% | 95% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | ||
| Vitamin Aas purified Fish Liver OilVitamin A (Form: from purified Fish Liver Oil) | 500 IU | 10% | 91% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). |
| Vitamin Das Fish Liver OilVitamin D (Form: from purified Fish Liver Oil) | 250 IU (6.25 mcg) | 63% | 82% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol | 8 IU | 27% | 90% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acidas Fish OilEPA (Form: from purified Fish Oils) (Alt. Name: Eicosapentanoic Acid) Note: 20:5 omega 3 | 120 mg | 75% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acidas Fish OilDHA (Form: from purified Fish Oils) (Alt. Name: Docosahexanoic Acid) Note: 22:6 Omega 3 | 120 mg | 69% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acidas Borage Seed Oil, Cold-PressedGLA (Form: from cold pressed Borage seed Oil PlantPart: seed) (Alt. Name: Gamma Linoleic Acid) Note: 18:3 Omega 6 | 30 mg | 81% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid give more (median 90 mg). | |
| Total Tocotrienols | 14.1 mg | ||
| Alpha-Tocotrienol | no amount given | ||
| D-Gamma-Tocotrienol | no amount given | ||
| Delta Tocotrienol | no amount given | ||
| Beta-Tocotrienol | no amount given | ||
| Alpha-Tocotrienol | 4.2 mg | ||
| D-Gamma-Tocotrienol | no amount given | ||
| Total Tocopherols | 5.6 mg | ||
| Alpha-Tocopherol | no amount given | ||
| Beta-Tocopherol | no amount given | ||
| Gamma-Tocopherol | no amount given | ||
| Delta Tocopherol | no amount given | ||
| Plant Squalene and Phytosterols Complex | 1.4 mg | ||
| Astaxanthinas AlgaeAstaxanthin (Form: from Algae (Form: Haematococcus pluvialis Genus: Haematococcus Species: pluvialis)) | 1 mg | 45% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206071 (entered August 23, 2019), 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:
- 91% of the 5,772 products that print an amount of vitamin A list more than its 500 IU of vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).
- 90% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 8 IU of vitamin E (5 rows of the label added together) (median 30 IU).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Super Essentials Omega 3 EDA's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Super Essentials Omegas 3EDA+Living Fuel 10 shared, 91% alike
- Ultimate OmegaChoicePlusOptiChoice 7 shared, 62% alike
- Premium Omega-3Pure Prescriptions 7 shared, 62% alike
- Freedom SoftgelsHealth Thru Nutrition 9 shared, 58% alike
- Wild Alaskan Sockeye OmegasPotent Sea 8 shared, 58% alike
- Eye Moisture SupportDouglas Laboratories 7 shared, 56% alike
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: For optimal results, take one softgel per 25 pounds of body weight per day up to a total of 12 or more as directed by a health care professional. For example, 200 lbs = 8 softgels per day; 125 pounds = 5 softgels per day. Adults take a minimum of four softgels daily. Essential for pregnant and nursing women as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Super Essentials Omega Does not contain GMO, soy, wheat, gluten, rye, oats, corn, yeast, egg, sugar, wax, preservatives, casein or any other milk derivatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 206071.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Marine Lipid Concentrate TG, Buffalo Gelatin, Glycerin, Borage Oil, yellow Beeswax, purified Water, Oryza Rice Bran Oil, Astaxanthin, EVNol Palm Oil, Fish Liver Oil, ultra-pure Non-GMO Sunflower Lecithin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Scott Analytics Certified for Sport. Listed with: NSF Certified for Sport (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Super Essentials Omega 3 EDA have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 206071 (current) Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market June 15, 2022 · 120 softgel capsules · UPC 8 50091 00173 4
- Label 15304 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market October 17, 2018 · 120 softgel capsules · UPC 8 50091 00173 4
DSLD also links this label to: Super Essentials Omegas 3EDA+ (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 Living Fuel, Inc. (distributor), Tampa, FL. All Living Fuel products.