Omega 3 capsules (merged)

Mumstheword

Yes, I think I could get used to it, just thought it was worth mentioning as I think the OP wants to use it for kids....
You would think that the manufacturers could come up with something more palatable.

Ted_Hutchinson

In an effort to come up with a more palatable way of consuming Omega Juice I thought I'd try some experiments over the next few days to see if it can be hidden reasonably.
So tonight I've just tried sprinkling a 1/2teaspoon of Omega Juice over a piece of toast and then put a normal serving of Orange Marmalade on as usual.

Seemed fine to me and much better than swallowing the OJ on it's own. I doubt anyone would notice but you may know better.

Omega Smoothie. 1/2 banana 1/2 plain youghurt 1 orange(juiced if they don't like bits) 1tsp OJ
Whizzed in liquidiser. Tasted fine. Those with a sweet tooth may like to add a bit of honey)

Omega Porridge. Stirred my OJ into my cooked porridge this morning with my usual portion of stewed fruit. Again I wasn't able to detect the OJ. The nutritional value of high omega oils is probably less if heated so the OJ went in after the porridge was cooked and the stewed fruit added and the temperature lowered.

(However as I'm used to having OJ on it's own perhaps I'm desensitised to it, Can someone else try out my suggestions and post back)

MimiJane

zzzLazyDaisy wrote:

LOL.... hello Ted! You just beat me to it!! I was just going to recommend Zipvit!


Daisy

Same here.

Mumstheword

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

1/2teaspoon of Omega Juice over a piece of toast and then put a normal serving of Orange Marmalade on as usual.

Seemed fine to me and much better than swallowing the OJ on it's own.

Brilliant idea! Might even try that one. Bet kids wouldnt notice it in some jammy toast.

mariauk

Thanks everyone for your help so far I have got the Zipvit omega 3 caps but my 11 year old complains they repeat on him all day and are a bit big to swallow. Thank you also Ted for all your ideas with the juice, if I could use it as a dipping sauce for chips, he would have no problems with it

Ted_Hutchinson

mariauk wrote:

my 11 year old complains they repeat on him all day

It's quite a common problem. [i[
Individuals with poor digestion may experience burping after taking this product. To avoid this, it is recommended to consume fish oils with meals.[/i] comes from a site selling similar omega capsules.

My partner takes her omega capsules about 1/2 hr before she has her breakfast to avoid this problem. I have mine immediately before I eat breakfast.

Debbie1957uk

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

I'm sure that if you can persuade or otherwise bribe your children to try the Omega Juice from ZIPVIT you will save a lot of money. It's £4.95 a bottle and 360 ml is about 72 days supply. Not only is it probably cheaper is also probably far better value as it's EPA level for 5ml(tsp) is 900mg and the DHA level is 600mg.

I can't seem to find the omega juice on the website could you please give me the product code?also are the capsuls on the site better than the haliborange ones?

Ted_Hutchinson

Debbie1957uk wrote:

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

I'm sure that if you can persuade or otherwise bribe your children to try the Omega Juice from ZIPVIT you will save a lot of money. It's £4.95 a bottle and 360 ml is about 72 days supply. Not only is it probably cheaper is also probably far better value as it's EPA level for 5ml(tsp) is 900mg and the DHA level is 600mg.

I can't seem to find the omega juice on the website could you please give me the product code?also are the capsuls on the site better than the haliborange ones?

ZIPVIT Omega3 Juice Product code A216 360ml £4.95 has EPA 900mg DHA 600mg

ZIPVIT Omega3 Fich oilA39a 360*1000mg 180 EPA 120 DHA

The EPA level found effective in the Durham trial was 500mg daily. This is slightly over 1/2 tsp of the OJ or 3 Zipvit Omega3 fish oil capsules.

The Haliborange Omega capsules each contain 14 mg of EPA and you cannot scale this up as the tablets also vitamins You would need 35 Haliborange caps daily to reach 500mg EPA and therefore if your aim is to achieve the benefits listed in the Durham trial, it's pointless using the Haliborange for this as it's EPA is far too low to have any effect at all.

hrafndot

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

I'm sure that if you can persuade or otherwise bribe your children to try the Omega Juice from ZIPVIT you will save a lot of money. It's £4.95 a bottle and 360 ml is about 72 days supply. Not only is it probably cheaper is also probably far better value as it's EPA level for 5ml(tsp) is 900mg and the DHA level is 600mg. While I don't actually know the EPA/DHA levels of haliborange capsules I'd be surprised if they match ZIPVIT's. Perhaps frizz_head could tell us how many Haliborange caps you would need to get at least 558mg of EPA?

The Durham trial which showed the beneficial effects for dispraxia used level levels slightly below Zipvit's recommended dose so you can be sure a teaspoon of the Zipvit Omega Juice will be more than adequate and you could make do with a 3/4 teaspoonfull or a good halfteaspoon.

Thanks for this advice. I have been window shopping for EPA and strong GLA formulations for polymyalgia and poor eyesight and wonder how Zipvit make their formulation so potent and why the competition cannot match this ratio. We are already on fish oils (H&B) but the EPA is only 180. I would have thought that public interest in cognitive function improvement would have generated more potent products. Thanks Ted

Quackers

Well my Zipvit omega juice arrived on Monday. I originally got it for my children but all 4 of us have started taking it

And we cant be a fussy bunch either 'cos none of us mind the taste. 10year old has no problem taking it off the spoon each day. Have had to tell her its vit C juice as if i'd have put 'fish oil' and 'swallow'in the same sentence she wouldn't have wanted to even try it :rolleyes:

I haven't given it to my older daughter yet as she is epileptic and is on lots of medication. I've read on an omega tablet bottle that they were'nt suitable for epileptics for some reason so just want to double check with gp first. Not sure why this is - will have to look into it.