Is this oil in Ester form or Triglyceride?
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Thanks for your interest. This fish oil contains the concentrated Ester form.
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It says on the label that it's concentrated by molecular distillation (which 2yrs ago everybody was saying was the best!) so there probably are some EEs. The top 2 Google (TM) hits are diametrically opposed on whether it actually matters: http://www.ascentahealth.com/health-science/science-articles/fish-oil-triglycerides-vs-ethyl-esters-as-nature-intended http://www.sciencebasedhealth.com/Fish-Oil-EE-vs-TG-omega-3s-which-is-better-W119.aspx The Ascenta website has a test you can do: you put 20ml of your fish oil in a styrofoam cup. EEs will leak through it in 10min, triglycerides won't. Tempted to do it, because now you've got me curious, but I wonder how many of these capsules I'll have to squeeze open to get 20ml? I picked these because I wanted buckets of DHA for my brain. I'd like to see some quantitative data: for instance, one of these supposedly has 500mg DHA, whereas maybe a triglyceride one only has 80. So if this DHA is only, say, half as bioavailable as the triglyceride, I'm getting 250mg from this one which is STILL better than 80. Also, even the EEs-are-bad articles seem to say it only actively harms people who have certain conditions or are taking certain other meds - though I admit I skimmed, because the whole "last year's Underdog's Super Energy Pill is this year's poison" thing gives me a fatal Out-of-Patience Error.
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Other Ingredients:Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil, Mixed Tocopherols. as per bottle
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Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3). Other ingredients: Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil, Mixed Tocopherols. Thats it :)
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the one that I have is 100% borage oil. I checked the ingredient list on the bottle. It is also organic, if that matters to you as well.
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Read the coconut oil miracle. Great medium chain triglyceride, essential for good health
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This is a refined oil, I hope. I not only use in my food, I all so make soap with it. And love it. thanks Dave w.
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It's organic virgin, cold pressed, USDA organic stamped, fair trade culinary oil. There may be some better oils out there, but we really like the taste and consistancy of this one.
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Hi, no, it's not, it's a very different type of oil, you can even drink it, have a light sweet tast, it's the best for cooking, or frying even baking and salad, you will love the good healty benifits, enjoy.
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Other than Vit D (D3), other ingredients are : medium chain triglyceride oil, mixed tochopherols.
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On the bottle is says "Lubricating Oil." No other description is provided. I don't recall what might have been on the packaging.
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Thank you for your enquiry. This Boreal Fjord Omega-3 fish oil supplement is the ester form. Studies have shown that absorption rates of Omega-3 vary depending on the type taken. After approximately 3 hours, EPA and DHA concentration is higher in the triglyceride form. Within a period of 8 hours the amount of EPA in the blood can be as high as 7 times higher following the consumption of EPA as triglycerides, compared to the consumption of EPA as ethyl esters. With ethyl esters, peak concentrations are reached approximately 12 hours after consumption. However, after 24 hours, equivalent quantities of Omega-3 fatty acids are found in the blood with both ester and triglyceride forms. For those concerned about cardiac health, taking an ester form Omega-3 supplement at bedtime will give a buildup of DHA during the early hours of the morning, a time at which an elevated DHA concentration is indispensable when heart failure concerns are often elevated.
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As I researched the essential depot sight I found that this oil is said to be cold pressed, usually cold pressing is hexane free, they were helpful with my soaping questions so if you contact them I am sure they would be happy to help.Their catch phrase is greener life essentials so I hope it would be hexane free.
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Not lithium based, it's a polyurea grease. I think it's mineral oil, not synthetic, but I couldn't confirm the base oil.
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Even though it says Jojoba Oil, Jojoba Oil is really not an oil, but a liquid wax ester, very similar to human skin.
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The Life's DHA web site that produces this oil says it is not extracted with hexane. They also say it is not GMO.
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It is a nut oil, but fairly neutral aroma. I found it less obtrusive than grapeseed, almond, and olive oil.