Category: Algae vs. Fish Oil

If you eat a plant-based diet and have looked into omega-3 supplementation, you have probably run into a frustrating pattern. The conversation almost always starts […]

There is no shortage of omega-3 supplements on the market, and most of them look roughly the same from the outside: a bottle of capsules, […]

When you are evaluating an omega-3 supplement seriously, the label on the front of the bottle matters less than the ingredient behind it. Marketing language […]

Krill oil entered the omega-3 supplement market with considerable fanfare. It was positioned as a superior alternative to fish oil, with a different phospholipid-based fat […]

Sustainability claims in the supplement industry are easy to make and hard to verify. A product can call itself “ocean-friendly” while depending on industrial-scale fishing, […]

The heavy metals question comes up eventually for almost everyone who takes fish oil seriously. You know mercury is a concern with eating large predatory […]

Skepticism about algae omega-3 is understandable. Fish oil has been the dominant omega-3 supplement for decades, backed by a substantial body of research and deeply […]

Cod liver oil is a supplement with a long history and a strong sense of its own identity. Generations of children were given it by […]

Most people buying a vegan omega-3 supplement are focused, understandably, on the omega-3 itself. The algae source, the DHA content, the EPA ratio, whether the […]

Here is something worth pausing on: fish do not actually make omega-3. They accumulate it from algae, either by eating it directly or by consuming […]