Fish Oil Product Reviews

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For those of you who take fish oil as an omega 3 fatty

acid supplement, or are considering doing so:

There have been some posts regarding 2 brands of fish

oil that have recently become available.

The fish oil capsules available at health food stores

have been very disappointing. Almost all of them have

demonstrated a certain degree of rancidity.

Good fish oil should be clear in the gelatin capsule

encasing them. Poor quality fish oil will start to

shows signs of sedimentation within the capsule.

Good fish oil does not have a strong fishy taste nor

odor. It has a pleasantly mild taste and odor.

Also, good fish oil should not " stay with you " for a

long time after ingestion, by causing " repeating " or

" fish burps. " (Sorry for the poor etiquette).

The two recently available products are:

1. Omega Brite (www.OmegaBrite.com). The serving

size is 3 capsules, containing a total of 15 calories,

1.5 g fat (polyunsaturated, as expected of an omega 3

supplement), no cholesterol, 3 IU vitamin E, 1,125 mg

EPA (eicosapentanoic acid), 165 mg DHA

(docosahexaenoic acid), 90 mg of other omega 3 fatty

acids, 60 mg of omega 6 fatty acids, and 60 mg of

" other " fatty acids. It's 7:1 ratio of EPA to DHA, is

based on (per the box) " the latest scientific research

and the clinical experience of leading doctors. "

2. Dr. Sears OmegaRX. (product can easily be found by

using a good search engine like www.google.com)

Serving size is 2 capsules. Total calories 20, 2 g

fat per serving, no cholesterol (per my call to the

company--this info. is not listed on the bottle), EPA

800 mg, DHA 400 mg. Has vitamin E--amount not listed.

The vitamin E is the last ingredient, and a guess

would be that a small amt. is used, perhaps 1-5 IU.

Happily, both of these are of superb quality.

They are both pharmaceutical grade fish oil, several

levels of quality above standard health food store

fish oil.

They both have a mild, pleasant odor and taste. The

oil within the capsules is absolutely clear. And this

fish oil will not " stay with you. "

I've tried very many brands of fish oil, and these 2

are incomparably better than all the others. These 2

brands are the only brands that I have been unable to

detect even a trace of rancidity in.

I would never go back to the standard health food

store fish oils. You just have to try these two

products to see what superior quality they have.

I can't recommend one over the other, as both are

excellent. I'll probably stay with both brands, and

use each brand every other day.

Bessen

rjb112@...

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