published Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 10:23 am by
Charles
Out of both krill oil and fish oil, fish oil supplements are better omega3 sources as in comparison to oil extracted from the krill. Let us find out their similarities and how does one scores over the other.
Krill oil and fish oil supplements are soft gels containing extracted from krill (a crustacean found in deep ocean waters) and oil fish (like tuna, salmon, mackerel, hoki, etc.) respectively.
Both krill oil and fish oil have DHA omega3 fats because their sources i.e. krill and fish are rich in DHA omega3 fatty acids. However, amount of DHA in both the oils vary. Another point of consideration is the purity, and last but not the least the cost of both the supplements.
Krill is present at the bottom of the food chain and it being very small; accumulate less DHA and less amounts of toxins as in compassion to fish that have high amounts of DHA as well as impurities because of their top position in the food chain. In addition, krill supplements are expensive too.
DHA content Studies have proven that krill supplement contains only 9% of DHA where as fish supplement contains 18 – 27% of DHA depending on their purity levels. This means that you have to take more number of krill pills to attain the desired levels of DHA in the body.
Purity Fish supplements that undergo the molecular distillation process are the purest (it is comparable to krill oil) and contain the highest levels of DHA (27%) too.
DHA per dollar A typical bottle of krill supplement containing 60 gels of 500mg of oil costs you around . Therefore, for recommended daily DHA dosage of 500mg, you will have to take at least 10 gels (one gel contains only 9% i.e. 45 mg of DHA). This further means you have to shell out 5 every month.
On the other hand, a bottle of quality fish supplements containing 60 gels of 1000mg of oil costs you around . Doing the same calculation, you need only 2 pills per day (one gel contains 270 mg of DHA) and hence only per month to attain high DHA levels in the body.
In a nutshell, both krill oil and fish oil contain essential DHA omega3 fat. However, with the less amount of DHA present in the krill supplement and it being over priced; fish supplements are any day a better alternative to attain desired levels of DHA in the body.
Based on personal experience I can tell you that hoki-tuna blend supplement is the best. Besides, 50% of tuna oil, it has 50% of hoki oil. Hoki is a fish that has naturally high DHA, and found in the pristine waters of southern New Zealand. Fish supplement that undergoes the molecular distillation process, has 270 mg of DHA per 1000mg of oil, and is fresh.
To learn more about the hoki-tuna blend supplement that will help you understand the comparison between krill oil and fish oil, visit my website Omega 3 Brief today.
Chuck Blake is an active researcher and consumer of fish oil products.Visit his website http://omega3brief.com today to learn more about the powerful benefits of omega-3 fish oils.