In my search for a higher EPA/DHA Fish Oil..

Knight9 · May 28, 2013

So I have been meticulously searching for a quality fish oil that is more highly concentrated than your standard 180/120. I am literally in love with the fish oils I have taken the last 6+ yrs. I have gone through about 10,000 True Nutrition fish oil caps. I have no real reason to look elsewhere except the idea of a higher concentration intrigued me.

In my quest, I have found things like EPA-DHA Balance by Jarrow which is 400/200 which seems to be a front-runner. I have also found Source Naturals 450/340 and Puritan's Pride 625/244. This is all per cap as I made sure that there were no tricky labels with a 2gelcap serving size.

A lot of people concentrate on the mgs on the bottles at the stores etc but what is really important is EPA and DHA amounts and the fact that it is MEG-3produced.
At the end of the day when I crunch the numbers, it seems like nothing comes even close to what I pay for the 1000ct jugs at True Nutrition. I mean is the excess gelatin I consume when taking 10-15 of these really that big of a deal? It doesn't seem so.

Anyways, this is not really meant to be a plug...but more of a thread to ask if you guys have any suggestions on higher concentrated fish oils that would come somewhere near cost I have been paying.

I came full circle and am thinking I'd rather save the money and ingest the extra caps....is my thinking flawed?

soloartist56 · May 28, 2013

1) Prosource Omega 1250... EPA 450 / DHA 300. ONE softgel. Around 17 bucks.

2) Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega EPA 650 / DHA 450. TWO Softgel. Though Nordic naturals supposively is the best brand you can get but at the end of the day who knows... When I have extra cash on hand I choose this but the prosource brand is my go to fish oil supps.

Getting it in liquid form you get much more EPA/DHA per serving but my lazy ass likes convenience

lookingforanedge · May 28, 2013

I like the liquid versions better. 1 TSP is very small and easy to take with a swig of water to wash away the taste after.

Natural Factors, RxOmega-3 Factors, EPA 1,500 mg / DHA 750 mg, Natural Orange Flavor, 8 fl oz (237 ml) - iHerb.com

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Nordic Naturals, Ultimate Omega Liquid, Lemon Flavor, 8 fl oz (237 ml) - iHerb.com

Wayacrucis · May 28, 2013

Best I've been able to find is 900mg per fish oil.

I've tried the liquid versions and they're not for me. Gives me diarrhea, tastes like shit, fish breath, just hate it.

tay · May 28, 2013

Nordic Naturals is good but too expensive. I rather eat more fatty-fish to get the omega-3 intake.

Affliction · May 28, 2013

Barlean's just released a single softgel serving size of 750/250 of EPA/DHA—most potent I've seen.

Ideal Omega, Omega-3 – Barleans

td · May 28, 2013

I took TN's gelcaps for a long time. I currently take use liquid.

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I purchase cheaper off Amazon.

Carlson Liquid Fish Oil
1 tsp (5 ml)
EPA 800 mg
DHA 500 mg

PHIL HERNON · May 28, 2013

Be careful

If fish oils are not ultra purified then it's very harmfull. Cheap versions you need to run from.

soloartist56 · May 28, 2013

I always wondered if the prescription fish oil Lovaza(sp?) is better than any over the counter fish oil supplements ? Anyone take lovaza?

kscowboy · May 28, 2013

Fish oil is the #1 spoiled supplement on the shelves. Like Phil said, you have to have a good source or these things can be bad and you wont know it. I know people look for what they think is better fish oil, but i only trust true nutrition with mine. My blood results will back this up.

pittsburgh · May 28, 2013

If you live in the Southeast, go to Publix and get "Ocean Blue Professional Omega 3". 1050mg per capsule. They are near the Pharmacy Counter.

Ocean Blue® Professional Omega-3 2100™ 30ct - $14.89 : Ocean Blue® Professional Omega-3 2100™, delivers more EPA plus DHA per capsule than any other fish oil capsules available, including pharmaceutical grade fish oil supplements. Omega 3 fatty

My back up is Puritan Pride's triple strength Omega 3. 850mg per capsule.

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Matsuo Munefusa · May 28, 2013

kscowboy said:
Fish oil is the #1 spoiled supplement on the shelves. Like Phil said, you have to have a good source or these things can be bad and you wont know it. I know people look for what they think is better fish oil, but i only trust true nutrition with mine. My blood results will back this up.

I have only taken a few different sources of fish oil and the one that did really horribly was True Protein fish oil. It was very rancid and tasted horrible, horrible burps. I switched to Carlson's liquid and it was great. I then switched to vitacost's liquid brand and it is awesome. Two big bottles are 30 dollars total. I literally take a swig of it every morning (more than a tablespoon? Maybe like 10-20g?). I can say absolutely this is the one supplement (well and test) that I will never live without. My brain feels better (better mood), my joints feel better, my cardiovascular systems works better. I have tested this multiple times coming off of it and I notice everything starts to slowly degrade (joints get achy, mood goes down, etc). I will never go off high dose fish oil the rest of my life.

Edit, it looks like my dosage is 14.5g/day since a bottle lasts me about a month. Thats 14.5g/day for 30 days for 15$. Can anything else compete with that?

ManoftheWorld · May 28, 2013

I get the costco kirkland one-a-day concentrated caps.. they are meg-3 also and at 2x/day does my body good... i've tried to do 3 and 4 caps a day for maximum "health benefits' but notice i start to bruise more easily than my liking since always randomly smacking into junk just walking around the house so dropped it down to a more sensible dose to avoid that issue...

hemipower · May 28, 2013

NutriForce Sports makes a 1200mg/cap omega called OmegaFort. Purity is highest available outside of a prescription. Spoke to a rep and evidently the difference in this vs the prescrip is 2%! Ordered a half dozen of them already.

goback2013 · May 28, 2013

i love nutiva coconut oil... 4 tablespoons a day... keeps joints and the vascular system well oiled and tuned... of course i dont run tons of gear either... 300-400mg/week of test.. maybe throw in some mast every once and a while..

https://store.nutiva.com/coconut-oil/#

Knight9 · May 28, 2013

goback2013 said:
i love nutiva coconut oil... 4 tablespoons a day... keeps joints and the vascular system well oiled and tuned... of course i dont run tons of gear either... 300-400mg/week of test.. maybe throw in some mast every once and a while..

https://store.nutiva.com/coconut-oil/#

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Are you freaking serious right now?

Knight9 · May 29, 2013

I keep reading the importance of 2-3g epa and dha per day total. So with 180/120's thats 10 a day.
Are there advantages going past 3g daily of epa and dha? Say 4 or 5g...