Australian and New Zealand Fish Oil Products in 2016 Meet Label Omega-3 Claims and Are Not Oxidized.
We provide new fish oil product results to assist industry in Australia and New Zealand and, ultimately, consumers in understanding the high product quality assurance protocols in place, together with the high product quality that has been determined by both industry and independent laboratories. Fish oil capsule products common to Australia and New Zealand were purchased in May 2016 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Products were from two groups; five standard fish oil products and five fish oil concentrates. Noting Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) requirement for use of standard methods, for all analyses undertaken a laboratory was selected that met the TGA criteria, including with accreditation. Totaln-3 content exceeded the label-claimed content for all 10 products, with supplements containing on average 124% of the claimed content (range 115%-136%); eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA) content averaged 109% of the label claim (range 99%-119%). All 10 products (100%) similarly met the international recommended peroxide value (PV) level. Anisidine value (pAV) met the international recommended level for eight of the 10 products, with two products known to contain flavorings that interfere with the pAV test. When accredited laboratories and standard protocols are used, Australian and New Zealand fish oil products have been shown to clearly meet their label claims for EPA + DHA content, and are not oxidized.
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, GPO Box 1538, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia. peter.nichols@csiro.au.
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Nichols
DSM Nutritional Products Asia Pacific, 30 Pasir Panjang Road, Mapletree Business City, #13-31, Singapore 117440, Singapore. lalen.dogan@dsm.com.
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School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia. andrew.sinclair@deakin.edu.au.|Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. andrew.sinclair@deakin.edu.au.
Andrew
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Sinclair
D001315:Australia; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D004348:Drug Labeling / Q000592:standards*; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000032:analysis*; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D009520:New Zealand; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011786:Quality Control; D014739:Victoria
D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D005395:Fish Oils; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Australian and New Zealand fish oils; DHA; EPA; n-3 LC-PUFA; peroxide value