Super Omega 3-6-9
by NOW · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- Off the market since February 2010 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01841 0
- DSLD label 2852
- Serving 2 softgels
- 90 servings
Super Omega 3-6-9 by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 20 IU of vitamin E, 800 mg of borage oil, 800 mg of natural fish oil concentrate and 800 mg of organic flax seed oil, beside 7 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in Super Omega 3-6-9?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 25 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2.4 g | 4% | Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 7.2 g. |
| Saturated Fat | less than 0.5 g | 2% | |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.4 g | Higher than 62% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.2 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.6 g | 52% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.8 g. | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Protein | 0.6 g | 2% | 96% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.8 g. |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol, Mixed Tocopherols | 20 IU | 70% | 71% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 60 IU. |
| Borage Oil | 800 mg | Higher than 52% of 254 products listing borage oil (median 515 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg. | |
| natural Fish Oil concentrate | 800 mg | 77% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.4 g. | |
| Organic Flax Seed Oil | 800 mg | 58% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.4 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2852 (entered December 23, 2011), 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 1 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ultra Omega 3 - 6 - 9California Academy of Health same ingredients
- Omega 3-6-9Foster Regal 9 shared, 85% alike
- Omega 3 6 9DC 8 shared, 79% alike
- Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mgNOW · off the market 8 shared, 79% alike
- Omega 3-6-9 1,200 mgLuckyVitamin 8 shared, 79% alike
- Super Omega 3-6-9 Fish OilNOW · off the market 8 shared, 79% 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
- SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 2 softgels 1 to 3 times daily with meals. Consider taking this product in combination with NOW(R) CoQ10 and Tru-E BioComplex(TM).
- Warnings
- Contains soy and fish (sardines, anchovies, mackerel) derivatives.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Please Recycle.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 2852.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY GMP ASSURED.
How many labels does Super Omega 3-6-9 have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 2852 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market February 4, 2010 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01841 0
DSLD also links this label to: Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mg (image difference, same product), Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mg (package size difference, same product), Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mg (image difference, same product), Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mg (package size difference, same product), Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mg (image difference, same product), Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mg (package size difference, same product), Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mg (image difference, same product), Super Omega 3-6-9 1200 mg (package size 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, Made in the U.S.A.. All NOW products.