You’ve decided it’s time. You just have to start taking Omega 3 fish oil supplements, the evidence for doing so is overwhelming. But how do you decide which are the highest quality fish oil supplements?
Not all Omega 3 supplements are high quality, and you do need to do some comparisons. Here’s what to look for:
1. Cleanliness and purity.
Fish can be contaminated with toxins and the FDA tell us not to eat a lot because of this. Fish oil supplements can be too and in the past some have been withdrawn. You need to know that the fishoil supplements are clean and free of toxins.
Most marine oil is cleansed by a process of molecular distillation. This is effective, but there is one company that considers this insufficient and adds it’s own cleansing process in before molecular distillation, just to make sure. They also control the entire process of extracting the oil from the moment the fish is caught right through to making the capsules. Most companies buy in their oils from a wholesaler.
2. Oil freshness.
Fish can go rancid, or go off. When this happens it has oxidized. You get that “fishy” taste and smell. Some manufacturers even add masking scents so you can’t notice it as much. You need to choose the highest quality fish oil supplements that have only fresh oils that aren’t oxidized.
3. How much DHA are you getting?
The most important Omega 3 fatty acid is DHA. Most Omega 3 capsules contain 18% EPA and 12% DHA, so for a 1000 mg capsule you’re getting 120 mg of DHA. The rest, apart from 180 mg of EPA, isn’t that important.
But the best Omega 3 capsules give you 28% DHA, or 280 mg per 1000 mg capsule. Up to or over 2 1/2 times more DHA than most.
4. How effective are the Omega 3 fats?
And when you take your Omega 3 supplements they fish oil needs to be absorbed into your body from your stomach. Not all absorb the same. It’s called “Bioavailability” and it gets complicated, visit my website if you want to find out more.
Not all fish oil brands work the same, the quality fish oil supplements do work better. The major benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids are their anti inflammatory effects. And one brand of fish oil supplements has been shown to work over twice as well as an anti inflammatory.
Of course price also comes into any discussion about fish oil quality, that can’t be ignored. But it isn’t easy to do a price value comparison.
That’s a very brief explanation of how to find the highest quality fish oil supplements. Remember, fish oil quality DOES matter.
I write much more extensively about this on my website and also do a price/value comparison there as well if you’re interested.
Want to know more about how to Compare Omega 3 capsules by price? Or about more about Fish Oil Quality? Visit Peter’s Website Healthy Omega 3 Fish Oil.
