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Virgin Coconut Oil

by NOW · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • Off the market since May 2014 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01718 5
  • DSLD label 2860
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 40 servings

Virgin Coconut Oil by NOW lists one ingredient: 3 g of organic virgin coconut oil per serving of 3 softgels. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.

What is in Virgin Coconut Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Virgin Coconut Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2860, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Calories from Fat25 Calories
Total Fat3 g5%Fat (unspecified) in Virgin Coconut Oil against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat2.5 g13%Saturated fat in Virgin Coconut Oil against 5,234 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.2.5 g

Higher than 83% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat (median 1 g).

Trans Fat0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat45 mgPolyunsaturated Fat in Virgin Coconut Oil against 1,759 products0.045 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.0.045 g

99% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat175 mgMonounsaturated Fat in Virgin Coconut Oil against 989 products0.175 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.175 g

92% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Protein0.7 g1%Protein in Virgin Coconut Oil against 8,985 products0.7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.0.7 g

96% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Organic Virgin Coconut OilOrganic Virgin Coconut Oil Note: 3000 mg3 gCoconut oil in Virgin Coconut Oil against 160 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.3 g

Higher than 80% of 160 products listing coconut oil (median 1 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2860 (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 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 Virgin Coconut Oil's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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.

Warnings
This product may begin to solidify at temperatures below 78 degrees F (26 degrees C).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2860.

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): Genuine Whole Food; QUALITY GMP ASSURED.

How many labels does Virgin Coconut Oil have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.

  1. Label 2860 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market May 1, 2014 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01718 5

DSLD also links this label to: Virgin Coconut Oil 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Virgin Coconut Oil 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Virgin Coconut Oil 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Virgin Coconut Oil 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Virgin Coconut Oil 1000 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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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