Re: Molecularly distilled fish oils

[Guest guest]

Any opinions on this one, you all?

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> A little confused on this one, folks. I've been reading about molecularly

distilled fish oils. Apparently molecular distillation is the way to remove

heavy metals and other toxins from fish oils.

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> But is it bad for the oil? Some websites swear it is, because it oxidizes the

oils by heat. Others say that no heat is involved, and that oxidation does not

occur. Still others say that some heat is involved, but not enough to oxidize

the oils.

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> I'd say that 4 out of 5 websites say that molecular distillation is vitally

important for fish oils, while 1 in 5 say it ruins the oil.

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> Any opinions?

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> It appears more and more that I am allergic to flax, so I need to explore fish

oils as a good alternative for omega 3's.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Molecular distillation is carried out in a high vacuum chamber which

precludes the need to heat the oils to high temperatures. There may be

some oxidation but there is oxidation in untreated cod liver oil for

that matter. I take mine with antioxidants anyhow.

Cheers

jrrjim wrote:

>

> Any opinions on this one, you all?

>

>

> >

> > A little confused on this one, folks. I've been reading about

> molecularly distilled fish oils. Apparently molecular distillation is

> the way to remove heavy metals and other toxins from fish oils.

> >

> > But is it bad for the oil? Some websites swear it is, because it

> oxidizes the oils by heat. Others say that no heat is involved, and

> that oxidation does not occur. Still others say that some heat is

> involved, but not enough to oxidize the oils.

> >

> > I'd say that 4 out of 5 websites say that molecular distillation is

> vitally important for fish oils, while 1 in 5 say it ruins the oil.

> >

> > Any opinions?

> >

> > It appears more and more that I am allergic to flax, so I need to

> explore fish oils as a good alternative for omega 3's.

> >

>

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