Super Omega-3 Gems
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 30 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 15340 2
- DSLD label 55886
- Serving 1 softgel
Super Omega-3 Gems by Carlson lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 10 IU of vitamin E and 1,000 mg of norwegian fish oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2016.
What is in Super Omega-3 Gems?
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 | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g. |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as natural D-Alpha Tocopherol) | 10 IU | 33% | 85% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 50 IU. |
| Norwegian Fish Oil | 1,000 mg | 55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g. | |
| Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids Ethyl EstersTotal Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Form: reported as Ethyl Ester) | 600 mg | Higher than 54% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid Ethyl EsterEPA (Form: reported as Ethyl Ester) (Alt. Name: Eicosapentaenoic Acid) | 300 mg | Higher than 82% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,500 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid Ethyl Esteras Fish OilDHA (Form: reported as Ethyl Ester) | 200 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 55886 (entered January 25, 2016), 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 5 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Omega GelTishcon Corp. same ingredients
- Elite Omega-3 Gems Natural Lemon FlavorCarlson · off the market same ingredients
- Omega 3 500Reliable-1 Laboratories same ingredients
- Platinum Fish Oil 4xMuscleTech Essential Series 4 shared, 85% alike
- Super EPA ecOmega Fish OilSwanson EFAs · off the market 4 shared, 85% alike
- OmegaGelTishcon Corp. 5 shared, 85% 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: Take one soft gel one to five times daily, at mealtime.
- Warnings
- Contains fish (anchovy,sardine and tilapia).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free Cholesterol-free Preservative-free
- This product is regularly tested (using AOAC international protocols) for freshness, potency and purity by an independent, FDA-registered laboratory and has been determined to be fresh, fully-potent and free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 other contaminants.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 55886.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soft Gel Shell.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Freshness & Potency Purity Guaranteed.
How many labels does Super Omega-3 Gems have?
8 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 55886 (current) Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 30 softgels · UPC 0 88395 15340 2
- Label 55370 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 15320 4
- Label 55102 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 100 softgels · UPC 0 88395 15340 2
- Label 55012 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 300 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01523 6
- Label 55011 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market March 30, 2018 · 250 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01522 9
- Label 55010 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 100 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01524 3
- Label 54758 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 50 softgels · UPC 0 88395 15300 6
- Label 54755 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market March 30, 2018 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 88395 01526 7
DSLD also links this label to: Super Omega-3 Fish Oil Concentrate Gems (package size difference, same product), Super Omega-3 Fish Oil Concentrate Gems (package size difference, same product), Full Spectrum Curcumin (package size difference, same product), Super Omega-3 Gems 1200 mg (package size difference, same product), Super Omega-3 Gems 1,200 mg (package size difference, same product), Super Omega-3 Gems 1,200 mg (package size difference, same product), Super Omega-3 Gems 1,200 mg (package size difference, same product), Super Omega-3 Gems 1,200 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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.