Comments on: Tested: Carlson Super Omega 3 Fish Oil

By: Levi

Levi — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:18:05 +0000

@Christine

Typically I take four at once. Sometimes I try two at breakfast then two after an afternoon workout though.

Splitting them up is probably better, but I think you’ll be fine doing two at once. (It’s definitely more convenient that way.)

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:12:14 +0000

Do i take 2 pills at one time or one in the morning and the other at night? it’s easier to take both at once for me, so i wont forget. i guess.

By: Levi

Levi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:36:35 +0000

@Dave

Good question. Starting at the top, the 1000mg refers to the mass/weight of the pill. It’s like saying there is 1000mg of fish in the pill.

More important is the 600mg, which is the total amount of Omega 3 fatty acids in the pill. The two most popular Omega 3s are EPA and DHA, which is why they are listed (the 300mg and 200mg.) The other 100mg in these 600mg are other less popular Omega 3 fatty acids (they could be ALA, ETA, DPA, etc.)

The last 400mg could be Omega 6 fatty acids, Omega 9 fatty acids, or other compounds naturally found in fish.

This is normal for regular fish oils. Having 600mg Omega 3 gives this pill a 60% Omega-3 content. You’d have to get pharmaceutical grade fish oil (like Recoup|90) to get pills that are 70% or greater Omega 3.

For specifics…

Here is Carlson’s current contact info page:
http://www.carlsonlabs.com/t-contact.aspx

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:15:36 +0000

I just purchased Carlson’s Omega 3 Fish Oil and am confused with the ‘contents’. The front label states ’1000 mg’. but the specifics on the side panel state ’600 mg Omega 3′ made up of 300 mg EPA, 200 DHA, and 100 other Omega 3′s. Where are the remaining ’400 mg’ AND what are ‘other Omega 3′s? Any insights? I can’t seem to find a website for Carlson to ask these questions.

Thanks.

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By: Levi

Levi — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:03:48 +0000

@Bryant

If you’re getting the “faster recovery” benefit from one of those, great! And who knows, maybe the Carlson’s will speed your recovery even more!

Thanks for stopping by

By: Bryant Likes

Bryant Likes — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:52:51 +0000

Wow! I wasn’t paying attention. After your last Fish Oil article I bought some from Trader Joes and just saw it only has 120mg EPA and 80mg DHA. And I was only taking one (but I swear it did help me recover faster

Just ordered the Carlson’s from Vitamin Shoppe and also got the Ola Loa since they sell it there as well. With coupon code 3882 you can get free shipping on the order of both (since is it above $50).

Thanks for the information! Always enjoy reading your articles.