Ascenta NutraSea Fish Oil

I believe that omega-3 fatty acids from cold water fish are one of the more beneficial supplements one can take. There are many options when it comes to fish oil supplements but there are only a few that I trust. Ascenta’s NutraSea is a high quality herring oil that uses Ascenta’s proprietary technology which combines with molecular distillation, to create a very pure omega-3 supplement. The company allows consumers to enter the batch number of their purchase on its website, to view an independent report on the quality test results. These tests include an analysis of the actual amount of EPA and DHA along with oxidation levels and the levels of various common contaminants like dioxins, furans, PCBs, lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic.

This is an unprecedented amount of information that consumers don’t usually get about the purity of the nutritional products we purchase. With certain fish oils supplements being under the gun recently, being able to get confirmation on the purity of fish oil supplements is worth the slightly higher price.

Each serving of Ascenta’s NutraSea original provides 1,500 mg of omega-3 fatty acids in their naturally occuring triglyceride form. In addition, it contains Vitamin E and green tea extract to prevent oxidization. The liquid form has a mild lemon flavour with no discernible fish oil taste and must be refrigerated after being opened.

Per tsp (5 ml)

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids	1500mg
EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)	750mg
DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)	500mg
Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids	250mg

I have started off by taking approximately one and a half teaspoons per day, spread over two doses (morning and evening) with my meals.