Review of Carlson Fish Oil
"Carlson Labs Fish Oils are a popular source of omega 3 fatty acids."
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Carlson fish oil supplements are a popular nutritional supplement found in many health food stores and internet retailers.
Created by a company called Carlson Labs; it was founded by John and Susan Carlson in 1965. It's a family owned and operated business for the past 40 years.
If you're taking fish oils for their health benefits, you may like the large variety of different oils available from Carlson Labs.
You can choose from fish oil soft gels, liquid fish oils, orange-flavored oils, lemon-flavored oils, fish oil soft chews, children's fish oils, high-concentration omega 3 oils and more. Carlson Labs offers one of the largest varieties of fish oils in the nutritional supplement industry.
According to company literature, all their fish oil comes from deep, ocean-water fish. The oil is processed and bottled in Norway and is considered a Norwegian fish oil.
How pure are Carlson Labs Fish Oils?
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All fish oils should be tested to ensure they contain the indicated amount of omega 3 fatty acids and minimal amounts of mercury, PCB's, and other contaminants.
The Carlson Lab website states all of their fish oils are,
"...regularly tested using AOAC international protocols for potency and purity by an independent FDA Registered laboratory."
While this claim is admirable, Carlson Labs currently doesn't provide these test results for consumers.
Since the fish oil industry isn't government regulated, you need some way to know these fish oil supplements meet some kind of standard for purity and safety levels established by international, trade or safety monitoring organizations.
More fish oil companies are making these types of lab reports available to the public; consumers want to know the fish oil supplement they're taking has been analyzed to ensure it provides what's stated on the ingredient label and it meets some minimal standards for purity.
Products such as Minami Nutrition and Ascenta Health, or third-party laboratory sites like IFOS fish oils, provide Certificates of Analysis or lab results for the general public.
Carlson Fish Oil Review of Ingredients:
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Carlson's most popular fish oil supplement is called Carlson Laboratories - The Very Finest Fish Oil.
It's available in lemon or orange flavors. The bottle pictured here is lemon flavored and the ingredient label says the flavor is from "natural lemon flavors."
They use anchovies and mackerel for the oil and they also add tocopherols (vitamin E) to help keep the oil fresh.
This is one of my favorite liquid fish oil supplements; I've been using it regularly for the past few years and have never experienced any fish oil side effects such as fish burps or fish breath.
I prefer the large 500 ml. bottle because it supplies 100 single teaspoon servings and each serving provides a high amount of omega 3's.
This fish oil has also garnered over 200 Customer Reviews at Amazon.com
What's Exactly In Carlson Fish Oils?
As you can see from this ingredient label, one teaspoon (1 tsp) will provide 800 mg. of EPA, 500 mg. of DHA and 300 mg. of other omega 3 fatty acids. This provides a total of 1,600 mg. of omega 3's per dose.
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As mentioned above, one 16.9 ounce (500 ml) bottle will provide up to 100 single teaspoon servings and the suggested retail price from the Carlson Labs website is $48.50 U.S. That works out to less than 50 cents a serving.
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If you purchase a liquid fish oil, it's recommended you keep the bottle in the fridge after opening it; this will help keep the oil fresh and may help prevent the omega 3 fatty acids from going rancid. Here's more information on using liquid fish oils if you choose to use this form of fish oil.
Carlson Labs also has a line of fish oils for children called Carlson's for Kids Fish Oil.
Where to buy Carlson Labs fish oils
Carlson Labs has over 25 different varieties of fish oil supplements and you can get them directly from the Carlson Labs website.
Just a tip - you may be able to find these products at cheaper prices if you shop around. For example, here are a few Carlson fish oil products available at Amazon.com with competitive prices:
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In spite of the lack of any third-party laboratory test results, Carlson fish oil is a fairly good fish oil product.
The product line is available in a variety of different forms and flavors; and the cost is reasonable.
More health care professionals are recommending we increase our intake of omega 3 fatty acids.
With the wide variety of choices available from Carlson Labs, it should be an easy choice for health conscious consumers to enhance their health with this nutritious whole food supplement.
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