1. Purity - If you want the best fish oil supplement, do your research and make sure that the one you are buying is molecularly purified. This is important because fish are contaminated by the pollution in our oceans; hence molecular distillation is the purification process that separates these contaminant(mercury, PCBs and heavy metals) from the oil.
2. Type of Fish - The type of fish the oil is extracted from plays a major role in the quality of the oil. Some of the best are salmon, tuna and hoki; these contain high amounts of DHA and EPA which are the essential omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil.
3. DHA/EPA Content - High quality fish oil are the ones that contain high amount of DHA and EPA, but the dha should be higher than the epa because it is more important. DHA can be converted to EPA when our body needs it but the reverse is not possible.
4. Bio-Availability - The fish oil has to be in ester/natural form for it to be absorbed by our body; if it is in synthetic form, it will not be easily absorbed. Ester form is best because it is semi-natural which makes it bio-available and at the same time pure and rich in DHA omega 3. The natural form is bio-available but contains contaminants and also low in omega 3.
There are so many omega 3 benefits, but the truth is, you need a high quality dish oil supplement in order to maximize these health benefits and avoid any incidence of toxic contamination. So you really need to be very careful in selecting the product to use. There is nothing more important than your health - spending a little more money on a high quality product is really worth it in the long run.
