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Virgin Salmon Oil Complete

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 18340 9
  • DSLD label 54865
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 30 servings

Virgin Salmon Oil Complete by Carlson lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 20 IU of vitamin E, 2,500 mg of virgin salmon oil and 4 mcg of astaxanthin, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.

What is in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete?

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).

Virgin Salmon Oil Complete: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 54865, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Calories from Fat25 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Cholesterolless than 5 mg2%
Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-TocopherolVitamin E (Form: as natural D-Alpha Tocopherol)20 IU67%Vitamin E in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 6,459 products20 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.20 IU

71% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

Virgin Salmon Oil2,500 mgFish Oil in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 1,990 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.2.5 g

Higher than 89% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g).

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids700 mgOmega-3 in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 2,714 products700 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.700 mg

Higher than 62% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 (median 500 mg).

Eicosapentaenoic Acid250 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 3,134 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.250 mg

54% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid220 mgDHA in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 3,627 products220 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.220 mg

51% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Omega-6 Fatty Acidsas Dihomo-Gamma-Linolenic Acid, Eicosadienoic Acid, Gamma-Linolenic AcidOmega-6's (Form: Dihomo-gamma-linolenic Acid, Eicosadienoic Acid, Gamma-linolenic Acid, Linoleic Acid)200 mgOmega-6 in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 421 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 484 mg, the median 140 mg.200 mg

Higher than 55% of 421 products listing omega-6 (median 140 mg).

Palmitoleic AcidOmega-7 (Form: Palmitoleic Acid)80 mgPalmitoleic Acid in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 47 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 74.5 mg to 210 mg, the median 160 mg.80 mg

70% of 47 products listing palmitoleic acid give more (median 160 mg).

Oleic Acidas Eicosanoic Acid, Nervonic AcidOmega-9's (Form: Eicosenoic Acid, Nervonic Acid, Oleic Acid)600 mgOleic Acid in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 694 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.600 mg

Higher than 83% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg).

Astaxanthin4 mcgAstaxanthin in Virgin Salmon Oil Complete against 955 products0.004 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 mg to 4 mg, the median 1 mg.0.004 mg

98% of 955 products listing astaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54865 (entered December 23, 2015), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 98% of the 955 products that print an amount of astaxanthin list more than its 0.004 mg of astaxanthin (median 1 mg).

The NIH database records one serving 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.

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 two soft gels once daily, at mealtime.
Warnings
Contains fish (salmon, anchovy, sardine and mackerel). Contains up to 30% anchovy, sardine and mackerel oils for higher EPA and DHA potency.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-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 54865.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Tocopherol, 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; IFOS.

How many labels does Virgin Salmon Oil Complete have?

3 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 54882 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 240 softgels · UPC 0 88395 18320 1
  2. Label 54865 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 18340 9
  3. Label 54862 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 18300 3

DSLD also links this label to: Norwegian, Virgin Salmon Oil Complete (package size difference, same product), Norwegian, Virgin Salmon Oil Complete (image difference, same product), Norwegian, Virgin Salmon Oil Complete (package size difference, same product), Norwegian, Virgin Salmon Oil Complete (image difference, same product), Norwegian, Virgin Salmon Oil Complete (package size difference, same product), Norwegian, Virgin Salmon Oil Complete (image difference, same product), Norwegian, Virgin Salmon Oil Complete (package size difference, same product), Salmon Oil Complete (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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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