RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF 64 FISH OIL-CONTAINING PRODUCTS SOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA. A blind study

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1 1 RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF 64 FISH OIL-CONTAINING PRODUCTS SOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA. A blind study The analyses were conducted by the Functional Foods Unit of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), who received de-identified product samples from CANSA and supplied CANSA with de-identified results. The determinations for these products were repeated three times. Compiled by Dr Carl Albrecht, Head of CANSA Research, February 28, SOLAL SOL-OIL & 6 2 Pharmamark Ultra 3 Add Vance ADD Vance Switzerland 4 Pharma Natura Bettaway Essential 5 Pharmamark Organo 6 SOLAL SOLAL -Derm food for the skin 7 Biogen SA Biogen Isolate 8 Amipro Advanced Development s (Pty) Amipro Ultra 9 Natrodale Natrodale 10 Keynote Health Thinkwell Absorbamax / / FO FO FO FO FO FO EE EE FO # FO 4.78

2 2 11 Smart 12 Dis-Chem Smart IQ & 6 & Vit E Lifestyle Nutrition Fish 13 Holistix Holistix Fish 14 Dis-Chem 15 Unique Formulations 16 Formule Naturelle (Pty) + DHA Fish Unique Fish s DHA & Naturelle Cold Water 17 Natrodale Natrodale Neptune Krill 18 Medi+Rite Medi+Rite Pharmacy & DHA 19 Pharmamark ReVite + DHA (double strength 500mg) 20 Dis-Chem 21 SOLAL Dis-Chem Gold Mega SOLAL Vegetarian / / Com FO EE FO EE NR 29 NR 62 NR FO Coloured FO FO FO EE FO 7.33

3 / / 3 22 Nativa Nativa # FO 5.26 Turbokidz Smart 23 Pharmafrica Trimega EE Clicks Group Limited 25 Georen 26 SOLAL 27 Bioharmony 28 Amipro Advanced Development s (Pty) Clicks EE 2.13 Preg FO 7.96 SOLAL Krill (Neptune- NKO) 3 Bioharmony Ultimate s for Bright Sparks Metagenics -DHA Natrodale Natrodale 30 Rejuvenesse s OmeX3 31 PureMax Croda Vite Group of & 6 Companies 32 Pharmamark ReVite + DHA (1000 mg) 33 Solgar Vitamin & Herb (UK) Solgar # FO # 7.1 FO EE FO EE Com FO FO 2.71

4 4 34 Bioharmony Bioharmony Ultimate s 35 Nativa Nativa mom2b 36 Amway SA Nutrilite complex 37 Pinnacle 38 Scientific Sports Nutrition (SSN) 39 Enzyme Process Africa Pinnacle SSN EFA & 6 essential fatty acids Enzyme Process Complex 40 Metagenics Inc. Metagenics -DHA 6:1 41 Artic Healthcare 42 Holford & Associates Equazen eye q baby Patrick Holford Essential s 43 The Real Thing The Real Thing Mega Supreme 44 Durbell 45 Artic Healthcare Durbell Deep Sea Fish Equazen eye q 5 years to adults s / / Com EE Com FO FO Com # 16.3 EE # 13.5 FO Com EE Com FO 13.2

5 5 46 Vital Health Foods 47 Georen 48 Vital Health Foods 49 Pharma Natura 50 SOLAL 51 Amipro Advanced Development s (Pty) 52 Holgoun Healthcare (Pty) 53 Absolute Organix UK Vital Salmon Optimega Vital Salmon Vitaforce SOL-OIL & 6 Metagenics -DHA Fish s Extra Strength Phytosyn3 Krill Absolute Organix Pure 54 Vitabiotics Vitabiotics AquaMarine 2 in 1 55 Kenzahealth Teen Guard Brain Fuel Meg-3 56 Artic Healthcare 57 Annique Health & Beauty (Pty) 58 Bioter Health CC Equazen eye q 3 yrs + & 6 oils chews Annique Forever Healthy OptiMega Bioter Health Brain Child / / FO FO FO FO FO EE # FO FO FO # # FO FO FO FO 6.51

6 6 59 Bioter Health CC Select 60 Vitabiotics Vitabiotics Aqua Marine 2 in 1 Fish s 61 The Real Thing The Real Thing Mega Fish 62 Stone Fountain s CC 63 TNP Healthcare CC Ocean Gold Fish Liver Thinkwell Liquid 64 Caro E / / FO FO FO FO FO # FO 3.00 NOTES: Key: # Colour interference with assay. dienes: Early indicator of rancidity, values less than 20 µg/mol are acceptable. s: Indicator of rancidity, values less than 5 meq O 2 / kg oil are acceptable (Global Organisation for and DHA (GOED) ). Concentration of and DHA: An acceptable range between the manufacturer s for and DHA is proposed. Ethyl s (EE) of (FAEE): These are artificial molecules made by man in the process of extracting and purifying fish oil and have been linked to cytotoxicity (Fatty acid ethyl s: toxic non-oxidative metabolites of ethanol and markers of ethanol uptake. Best CA and Laposata M, Front. Biosci, 2003, 8, ). Cost: In order to obtain a comparable price index for each sample the cost in rands for a of 500 mg DHA and (as a mixture) was calculated from the laboratory determined concentrations of DHA and and the retail price of the product. The reason why a standard of 500mg DHA + was chosen is because this value has been set by ISSFAL (International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids - as the daily dose (The cost for Caro E was R3.00 per 500 mg DHA/ and R5.52 on average). Summary: Only 7 out of 64 (11%) of the products analysed complied with the following criteria set by CANSA. Cost R3 or less for 500mg DHA and ; conjugated diene concentrations of 20 or less ug/mol; 80% or more of the amount of DHA and per and omega as triglycerides and not as ethyl-s of. Caro-E is one of the 7 elite products complying with all four of these criteria. Download the graphic presentation of this data here.

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