Table 1.
Fish oil capsules—brand and composition details as supplied by manufacturers, and as determined in this study.
| Product | Sample | Batch | Number | EPA | DHA | Total | Capsule | n-3 | % Label | Cost | Cost | Cost per | Cost per |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Capsules | n-3 | Size | Content | n-3 PUFA | per | per | 500 mg | Annum for | |||
| Claim | Content | Bottle | Capsule | EPA + DHA | 500 mg | ||||||||
| EPA + DHA | |||||||||||||
| mg/cap | mg/cap | mg/cap | mg | mg | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||
| Standard Fish Oil Triacylglycerols | |||||||||||||
| Blackmore Fish Oil 1000 | 1 | 275257 | 200 | 178 | 133 | 362 | 1000 | 300 | 121 | 15.99 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 40.35 |
| Healthy Care Fish Oil 1000 | 2 | 677168 | 400 | 186 | 127 | 360 | 1000 | 300 | 120 | 12.99 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 16.48 |
| Natures Own Fish Oil 1000 | 3 | 14530058 | 400 | 190 | 132 | 368 | 1000 | 300 | 123 | 17.99 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 22.30 |
| Natures Way Fish Oil 1000 | 4 | 151967 | 200 | 176 | 122 | 345 | 1000 | 300 | 115 | 16.99 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 44.96 |
| Swisse Wild Fish Oil 1500 | 5 | 52112A | 200 | 279 | 193 | 546 | 1500 | 450 | 121 | 17.99 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 30.08 |
| Fish Oil Concentrates | |||||||||||||
| Blackmores Omega Triple | 6 | 276923 | 150 | 651 | 423 | 1228 | 1500 | 900 | 136 | 31.99 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 77.84 |
| Bioglan Super Fish Oil | 7 | 20674A | 200 | 413 | 287 | 791 | 1000 | 600 | 132 | 17.99 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 32.83 |
| Natures Own Triple Concentrated | 8 | 1469561 | 70 | 566 | 392 | 1083 | 1500 | 900 | 120 | 16.99 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 88.59 |
| Natures way Triple Strength | 9 | 160061 | 60 | 522 | 379 | 1045 | 1500 | 780 | 134 | 16.99 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 103.36 |
| Swisse 4x Strength Concentrate | 10 | 160116 | 90 | 757 | 539 | 1450 | 1800 | 1200 | 121 | 24.99 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 101.35 |