Carlson Fish Oil

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 like taking fish oils, you may like the large variety of different oils available from Carlson Labs: 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. That's quite a list; in fact, I think Carlson 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.

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."

Side Note

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. Since the fish oil industry isn't government regulated, you need some way to know these products meet every standard of purity and safety established by international, trade and safety monitoring organizations.

I would liked to have seen these test results available on the Carlson Labs website. More and more fish oil companies are making this information available to consumers; either on their company websites, such as Minami Nutrition or on third-party laboratory sites like IFOS fish oils.

What You Get in a Bottle of Carlson Fish Oil

Carlson's most popular fish oil supplement is 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 negative side effects such as fish burps or fish breath. I like the large 500 ml. bottle because it supplies 100 single teaspoon servings and each serving provides a high amount of omega 3's.

As you can see from the label below, 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.

Ingredient Label from Carlson Lab Fish Oil

As I mentioned above, one 16.9 ounce (500 ml) bottle will give you 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.

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 Carslon's for Kids Fish Oil. It comes lemon-flavored to make it more suitable for a child's tastes. This is the kind of fish oil I used to give to my son when he was younger; he found the flavor quite tasty and always looked forward to his daily dose of healthy omega 3's.

Where to Find 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's a few Carlson fish oils I found at Amazon.com at some pretty good prices; most were cheaper than the Carlson Labs website:

• Fish Oil with CoQ10 & Carnitine
• MedOmega Fish Oil 2800
• Carlson for Kids Chewable DHA Softgels

I think Carlson Labs offers a pretty good brand of fish oil. You can get them in a variety of different forms and flavors and the cost is reasonable.

More and 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.

Here's some more Carlson supplements I found on Amazon.com - you can see the wide variety in their product line below:

Click Here for Carlson Fish Oils from Amazon.com


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