Most brands of Omega-3 products successfully remove contaminants from fish. In fact, the highly purified Omega-3 supplements that are now available on the market provide extremely safe and efficient EPA and DHA.
The majority of omega-3 products contain unhealthy saturated fats. In fact, there were no products at my local pharmacy that didn’t contain 30-50% saturated fats. The same was true at my local nutritional store.
The only two products that are overwhelmingly Omega-3 essential fatty acids are the prescription omega-3 Omacor (www.omacor.com) and the over-the-counter Omax3 (www.omax3.com). These supplements are very similar (both provide >/= 90% pure omega-3s per serving). Table 1 compares many Omega-3s currently available.
The table below lists many of the available Omega-3 products on the market.
|
Product |
Availability |
Concentration of Total Omega-3s |
Concentration of EPA + DHA |
Cost for 1g of Omega-3s * |
|
Omax3 |
Internet/some stores |
91% |
85% |
$0.78 1 |
|
Omacor |
By Prescription |
90% |
84% |
$1.66 2 |
|
IcelandHealth Maximum Strength Omega-3 |
Internet/some stores |
60% |
50% |
$1.67 3 |
|
Purity Products Omega-3 |
Internet |
62.5% |
57.5% |
$0.93 4 |
|
N.V. Perricone MD Omega-3 |
Internet |
20% |
17% |
$1.80 5 |
|
Nature’s Bounty Omega-3 |
Retail Stores |
34% |
30% |
$0.35 6 |
|
Nordic Naturals EPA Extra |
Internet/some stores |
77% |
67% |
$0.87 7 |
|
Nordic Naturals Omega-3 |
Internet/some stores |
60% |
55% |
$0.83 8 |
|
Nature’s Way Fisol Fish Oil |
Internet/some stores |
50% |
50% |
$0.76 9 |
|
Life Fitness Omega-3 |
Retail Stores |
34% |
30% |
$0.39 10 |
For internet purchases, does not include shipping/handling costs; for retail store purchase, does not include sales tax
- Price based on purchase of 1 box at Omax3.com ($34.95 per box; 60 825 mg capsules)
- Price based on pharmacy retail, at $44.69 for 30 one gram capsules
- Price based on purchase of 1 box at icelandhealth.com ($49.95 per box; 30 one gram capsules)
- Price based on purchase of 1 box at purityproducts.com ($34.95 per box; 60 one gram capsules)
- Price based on purchase of 1 box at nvperrriconemd.com ($97 per bottle; 270 one gram capsules)
- Price based on purchase of 1 bottle at retail outlet ($5.99 per bottle; 50 one gram capsules)
- Price based on purchase of 1 bottle at nordicnaturals.com ($39.95 per bottle; 60 one gram capsules)
- Price based on purchase of 1 bottle at nordicnaturals.com ($14.95 per bottle; 60 one gram capsules)
- Price based on purchase of 1 bottle at retail outlet ($16.99 per bottle; 90 500 mg capsules)
- Price based on purchase of 1 bottle at retail outlet ($7.99 per bottle; 60 one gram capsules)
