Trying to transition from fish oil to Algae

[Forgeyforge]

Hi everyone how’s it going? Hope everyone is keeping safe an animal free!

I have been trying to transition very slowly to becoming a vegan so it doesn’t impact much of my lifestyle and people around me which has been very successful.

there is just one obstacle I am trying to get over and this is Omega three fish oils. I have to take them due to blood pressure reasons I hands want to go to a plant-based alternative as it it’s disgusting what they are trying to do to our marine life in the world.

I was just wondering if anyone knew of good UK algae brands that have high amounts of DHA EPA - some DPA in it as well... cannot find it I need to save my life from the guilt of continuing to take fish pills.

take care Hope to hear from everyone soon Mike!

 

[shyvas]

Hola &

Nutravita is a reputable UK brand.

Vegan Omega 3 with 600mg DHA & 300mg EPA 60 Vegan Softgels — Nutravita United Kingdom

 

[Forgeyforge]

Brilliant thanks for this! Are there any other brands as well just for comparison

 

[shyvas]

Brilliant thanks for this! Are there any other brands as well just for comparison

I like H&B products. They also have some great deals and you can sign up for a Rewards card. Iherb.com (they are a US company) also have a large selection of high quality supplements and their P&P is quite reasonable.

Holland & Barrett High Strength Vegan Triple Omega 3-6-9 Oil 680mg Capsules | Holland & Barrett

 

[Lou]

Last time I had to buy an omega 3 supplement I made a chart.
Since I don't regularly have enough ALA in my diet I take one cap of Deva flax seed oil a day.
I also supplement the other Omega 3s.
Right now I'm using the product by ZenWise.

below is the chart I made.
almost all the info and almost all the prices I got off of Amazon.
as of March 1, 2021.

	Amala	Vegetolgy	DEVA	NuTru	Nordic Naturals	vega	Source	ZenWise
EPA	5	163	≈100	150	195	135	90	150
DHA	360	266	≈200	300	390	270	180	300
DPA	75	29
Total Omega 3	435	912	300	450	715	500	300	450
¢/CAP-serving	41	36	33	60	46	53	50	.22
Price/mg	0.09	0.03	0.11	0.13	0.06	0.10	0.16	.20

 

[silva]

I found some very high potency, clean ingredient, vegan and inexpensive algae dha epa. Eminem i get home I'll look up

 

[Lou]

I found some very high potency, clean ingredient, vegan and inexpensive algae dha epa. Eminem i get home I'll look up

Thanks. I think it was you who clued me in to Zenwise.

 

[silva]

Thanks. I think it was you who clued me in to Zenwise.

Heck, I'm always switching, Dr Greger has stated that all the algae oil is sourced the same.
This one is by far the highest potency, and a great price
The serving size is a very high 4 capsules., One capsule by itself has 175 DHA and 225 EPA--a total of 400 combined. Dr Gregers recommendation is at least 250 combined.
I'm a bit worried about sea burps, since there is no added carrageenan or anything else, but I suppose that's better for you

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[Lou]

I put DSO in my chart.
I then realized that all my cost/mg are wrong (I think). but I don't feel like its worth my time to recalculate.

	ZenWise	DSO
EPA	150	225
DHA	300	175
DPA
Total Omega 3	450	400
¢/CAP-serving	.22	27
Price/mg	.20	.012

The big thing in comparing them is one is higher on DHA over EPA. and the other is higher on EPA.
I have no idea which is the better strategy.

 

[silva]

I put DSO in my chart.
I then realized that all my cost/mg are wrong (I think). but I don't feel like its worth my time to recalculate.

	ZenWise	DSO
EPA	150	225
DHA	300	175
DPA
Total Omega 3	450	400
¢/CAP-serving	.22	27
Price/mg	.20	.012

The big thing in comparing them is one is higher on DHA over EPA. and the other is higher on EPA.
I have no idea which is the better strategy.

Greger says our bodies do well with either/or. Can't seem to find the lastest--he puts out so much between nutritionfacts.org and all his other q&a
He recommends either/or or combination of DHA/EPA of 250 daily. We can make the conversion between dha/epa ok according to research, just not so much ala to dha/epa

 

[Lou]

OH. OK. I might stick with ZenWise, its a little cheaper per capsule.

 

[silva]

OH. OK. I might stick with ZenWise, its a little cheaper per capsule.

Not trying to sell anything, but the DSO are .26 a capsule and 400mg combined DHA/EPA. These are 90 capsules a bottle
the Zenwise are .33 and 225 mg combined. These are 60 capsules a bottle

 

[Lou]

Shoot. I AM going to have to check my math.

 

[Forgeyforge]

Are these available in the UK? Looks great so far

 

[Forgeyforge]

I found some very high potency, clean ingredient, vegan and inexpensive algae dha epa. Eminem i get home I'll look up

What brand are these?

 

[silva]

What brand are these?

Scroll up to post # 8, i posted the Amazon link

 

[Deleted member 12226]

I opened a bottle of best omega 3 ever algae oil pills. Because I’m scared of pills I naturally took the pill apart which was a veggie capsule. My hands got sticky with the powder. Is this normal of algae oil? Did the veggie capsule somehow make it sticky?

 

[silva]

I opened a bottle of best omega 3 ever algae oil pills. Because I’m scared of pills I naturally took the pill apart which was a veggie capsule. My hands got sticky with the powder. Is this normal of algae oil? Did the veggie capsule somehow make it sticky?

Algae is fatty acids, so I imagine that's why the dried powder would be sticky. Most capsules have it mixed in a carrier oil, I think the lack of added oil is why it doesn't make me burp

 

[Deleted member 12226]

Ok thanks. Has anybody here had there omega levels tested before? It’s quite expensive but I’ve done it before.

 

[Deleted member 12226]

Algae is fatty acids, so I imagine that's why the dried powder would be sticky. Most capsules have it mixed in a carrier oil, I think the lack of added oil is why it doesn't make me burp

My mom tasted it and said it was sweet, is algae supposed to be sweet? Sorry to ask so many questions but I am really concerned about supplements being fake.