OmegaPRO IFOS™ 240 softgels YAMAMOTO

Yamamoto® Nutrition OmegaPRO IFOS™ is a food supplement based on concentrated fish oil suitable for adults and rich in Omega-3 fatty acids with 5-star IFOS certification.

OmegaPRO IFOS™ 5-star IFOS certified is the reference product in the Omega 3 market derived from fish oil.

This is purified and concentrated fish oil in triglyceride form, certified 5 stars IFOS, which provides per dose (4 softgels):

Concentrated fish oil 4,000 mg
of which EPA 2234 mg
of which DHA 916 mg

What is fish oil? And where is it obtained?
Fish oil is an oil rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids obtained from fatty fish such as sardines, mackerel, and salmon.
Its production process requires two essential steps: the extraction of the oil from the starting material and its purification.

What is fish oil purified from?
In addition to omega-3 fatty acids, it contains a variable amount of compounds, such as hydrocarbons, long-chain alcohols, waxes, and esters, which can influence the properties of fish oil.
Purification allows you to eliminate all unwanted substances, but must ensure that the desired components are not damaged.
The final product is a source of long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids concentrated to provide high doses of EPA and DHA.

What does triglyceride form mean?
Omega-3 fish oil comes in two forms: triglyceride or ethyl ester.
Triglyceride fish oil is in its natural form and has a much higher bioavailability than Omega 3 from ethyl esters.
This means that the EPA and DHA in triglyceride fish oil can be absorbed in greater amounts and used by the body than they can in ethyl ester fish oil.
One study showed that Omega 3s in the form of triglycerides were 71% more absorbed than those with ethyl esters.
Another study found that free fatty acids were absorbed 400% better than ethyl esters.
Additionally, fish oil with ethyl esters oxidizes more rapidly and more easily than fish oil with triglycerides.

What does IFOS™ certification mean?
The best-known quality certification is the IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards) mark. IFOS is short for International Fish Oil Standards. IFOS is essentially an analysis protocol issued by an independent body (Nutrasource Diagnostics Inc.) based at the University of Guelph in Canada, which has the most expensive and advanced technologies needed to test the quality of Omega-3s.

Based on the results of the analyses, IFOS assigns a quality score to Omega 3 and publishes the results of the tests conducted in its laboratories in its database (consumer reports).
Today, hundreds of Omega-3 supplements are available on the market, but very few are IFOS certified. Yamamoto Nutrition's OmegaPRO 240 softgels are listed in the health and wellness, Omega 3 6 9, and fish oil categories. IFOS certification is therefore synonymous with absolute quality, at the top of the category.

We can all check the International Fish Oil Standards database to see if the brand of the supplement we are interested in is present or not, and in particular if the production batch of the package of omega 3 we are about to purchase is present.
If the batch of Omega 3 in question is present in the IFOS website database, we can be sure that we have purchased a pure, uncontaminated supplement, without any risk to our health.

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