Ultimate Primrose Oil
by Natural Goal · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- Off the market since February 2020 (NIH)
- UPC X000L4SZ8Z
- DSLD label 35033
- Serving 1 softgel
Ultimate Primrose Oil by Natural Goal lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1.3 g of evening primrose oil, beside 5 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2014.
What is in Ultimate Primrose Oil?
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 | 1.3 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. |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g | 0% | |
| Trans Fat | 0 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 | 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 35033 (entered July 25, 2014), 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mgMicro Ingredients · off the market same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil Softgel 1300 mgMicro Ingredients same ingredients
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mgNew Sun · off the market 6 shared, 88% alike
- Borage/GLA 1050 mgProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 6 shared, 79% alike
- Super PrimroseNOW 5 shared, 78% alike
- Evening Primrose Oil 500 mcgNew Sun 5 shared, 78% 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 USE: As a dietary supplement, take 1 softgel 1-2 times daily with meals.
- Warnings
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no hexane, sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
- Ultimate Primrose Oil is 100% hexane free.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 35033.
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): GMP.
How many labels does Ultimate Primrose Oil have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2014.
- Label 35033 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market February 12, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC X000L4SZ8Z
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natural Goal (distributor), Beaverton, OR. All Natural Goal products.