Super GLA
by Nature's Sunshine · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 01844 0
- DSLD label 255493
- Serving 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Super GLA by Nature's Sunshine lists 4 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2021.
What is in Super GLA?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Proprietary Blend | 1,080 mg | ||
| Evening Primrose seed Oil | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Black Currant seed Oil | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Borage seed Oil | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 130 mg | Higher than 67% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 390 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 255493 (entered September 24, 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; 3 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Super GLA's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Borage & Evening PrimroseSuperSmart 3 shared, 59% alike
- Natural GLAFoodScience of Vermont 3 shared, 56% alike
- Black Currant Oil 535 mgBotanic Choice 3 shared, 56% alike
- Black Currant Seed OilDaVinci Laboratories of Vermont · off the market 3 shared, 56% alike
- Black Currant Seed OilDaVinci Laboratories 3 shared, 56% alike
- Black Currant Seed OilPure Encapsulations 3 shared, 51% 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
- Recommended Use: Take 1 softgel with a meal three times daily.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
- Storage
- Refrigerate after opening
Source: label statements in DSLD label 255493.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel.
How many labels does Super GLA have?
4 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 255493 (current) Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 0 99904 01844 0
- Label 207575 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market June 9, 2021 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01844 0
- Label 17904 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01844 0
- Label 5551 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market November 18, 2024
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.