Super Primrose
by NOW · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01757 4
- DSLD label 205081
- Serving 1 softgel
Super Primrose by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1.3 g of evening primrose oil, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2019.
What is in Super Primrose?
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 | ||
| Total Fat | 1.3 g | 2% | 55% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.6 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1 g | 39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | less than 0.5 g | ||
| Evening Primrose OilEvening Primrose Oil PlantPart: seed Genus: Oenothera Species: biennis Note: (1,300 mg) (cold-pressed, hexane-free) | 1.3 g | Higher than 69% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,600 mg. | |
| Gamma-Linolenic Acid | 120 mg | Higher than 65% of 740 products listing gamma linolenic acid (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205081 (entered July 24, 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?
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 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose Oil 1,300 mgAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas same ingredients
- Evening Primrose 1300 mgHerbal Secrets · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mcgNew Sun same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgDouglas Cooper Co. same ingredients
- Evening Primrose OilApollo Sun · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgNew Sun · off the market 5 shared, 89% 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: Take 1 softgel 1 to 2 times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Hexane-free
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 205081.
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): Triangle K; GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Super Primrose have?
9 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 205081 (current) Entered July 24, 2019 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01757 4
- Label 205079 Entered July 24, 2019 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01755 0
- Label 72345 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01755 0
- Label 46366 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01757 4
- Label 46365 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01755 0
- Label 45772 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market May 21, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01757 4
- Label 45769 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market May 21, 2015 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01755 0
- Label 15102 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01757 4
- Label 2853 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 60 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01755 0
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.