Fish Oil Brands – What Factors Determine The Best Fish Oil Brands

Fish Oil Brands What Factors Determine The Best Fish Oil Brands

You may be asking yourself whether or not fish oil brands really matter, or should you simply go with whatever happens to be on sale, or offers the lowest price? I would agree with you that value matters, but the real quandary is in trying to determine which fish oil brands actually offer value and which ones are simply giving you the lowest price on a subpar product.

Let's use eating out as an example of this: Let's say you and your family are having dinner at one of your favorite restaurants while trying to get out of the restaurant with at least enough money left over to buy a few gallons of gas on the way home. To accomplish this you are dead set on ordering the cheapest thing on the menu that had anything to do with fish. So there it was, the special of the day, sardines and anchovies with a side order of barely washed mixed vegetables seasoned with a dusting of pesticides for flavor. Wow, what a deal! In fact, you suggest that everyone get the special. Maybe even we can take some home so I can have it for lunch tomorrow!

Sounds pretty crazy doesn't it? But when it comes to some fish oil brands this fictitious story may not be as farfetched as one would initially think. The reason for this is that most fish oil brands tend to use the cheapest fish they can find that contain omega 3 fatty acids. The two most widely used are anchovies and sardines. There likely will be at least some mercury, poison, plastic, or other toxin present in our inexpensive varieties of fish due to the major pollution problem currently raging in our oceans.

In essence the combination of cheap fish as a source of omega 3 fatty acids combined with pollutants makes reading the label, along with brand reputation, a very important part of any purchasing decision.

So when examining the label you should be looking for what type of fish are being used to create the fish supplement and whether or not, and by what means, the toxins and poisons have been removed.

In the brands I examined there were 5 different types of fish used; anchovies, sardines, mackerel, tuna, and hoki. Mackerel, tuna, and hoki are more expensive to procure. They also tend to be higher in the two omega 3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA) credited with delivering the health benefits associated with fish oil supplements; cardiovascular health, joint health, skin health, and mental health. What this means to you is that when determining which brand to purchase one or more of the premium varieties of fish should be included.

The next step in our search for the best fish oil brands is to make sure that the toxins have been filtered out through molecular purification. This information should be clearly stated on the label.

Once a product meets these criteria you will have found the brand/brands that will provide the best combination of value and health benefits.

Of the brands I examined there was only one that didn't use anchovies and/or sardines. This brand was Xtend Life. Xtend Life opted for hoki and tuna instead. Molecular purification was used as well making Xtend Life stand out as one of the best fish oil brands currently available to the public.

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