Omega 3 capsules (merged)

Ted_Hutchinson

Typical valuesPer 100g(of which)
Omega 6 1.3g
Omega 3 1.2g
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (short-chain)1100mg (this gets converted to Omega 3)
EPA+DPA+DHA (long-chain) 220mg
Saturated:Polyunsaturated 1:1
Omega 6 : Omega 3 1:1

You are right that these are a reasonable source of extra omega 3 but at at price £1.39 for 6
I appreciate that compared with non omega 3 free range eggs at £0.99 it works out at 40p for the extra omega 3 which I don't think is good value for such a small amount of extra omega 3.
Half a dozen eggs weigh about 400g so you are getting 880mg of EPA+DHA. You'd have to eat about 15 columbus eggs to get the same amount of omega 3 as you'd get in one 18p tin of Netto's sardines in tomato sauce.

Anyone hard up would be best advised to buy value eggs and sardines or persuade/bribe their kids to take Zipvits omega Juice which costs less than 2p for the same amount of omega 3.

I doubt very much if the amount of time/temperature you cook eggs for would devalue the omega 3 content. As these eggs have more omega 3 than standard eggs they are a better choice for those for whom money is no object.

Superball

I had been looking around for ages to find something palatable to
give my kids, then I came across Supajus. It's a fruit juice drink that contains omega-3DHA, you can get either orange or apple & blackcurrant. The kids love it, it tastes just like juice, plus it's healthy as it contains no sugar, preservatives or additives etc. I use it for their pack lunches, you can get it online - https://www.supajus4you.co.uk .
Hope this helps.

Superball

I've just reponded to message re omega-3, but thought it may be useful to anyone. I've spent months trying to feed my two kids allsorts of omega-3 products, from capsules to sticky syrup, which has resulted in much frustrtion and little success. Then I came across Supajus, (actually it was my sister who told me). Its a fruit juice drink with added omega-3 DHA and the kids love it, tastes just like juice, plus it contains no added sugar or nasty additives. you can get it online https://www.supajus4you.co.uk
Hopefully it may save some of you going through my ordeal.

Ted_Hutchinson

Superball wrote:

I had been looking around for ages to find something palatable to
give my kids, then I came across Supajus. It's a fruit juice drink that contains omega-3DHA, you can get either orange or apple & blackcurrant. The kids love it, it tastes just like juice, plus it's healthy as it contains no sugar, preservatives or additives etc. I use it for their pack lunches, you can get it online - www.supajus4you.co.uk .
Hope this helps.

From the Superjuice site
150mg of Omega-3’s of this 100mg is the highly beneficial Omega-3 DHA,

4 boxes of SUPAJUS (96 x 200ml) - an amazing 65p per sachet

2 boxes of SUPAJUS (48 x 200ml) - only 70p per sachet

1 box of SUPAJUS (24 x 200ml) - just 75p per sachet

So your kids need to drink 10 sachets at a cost of £6.50 to get as much omega 5 as they would get from one 4.5p tsp of Zipvit omega Juice or drink 13 sachets to get as much omega 3 as in one 18p tin of Netto's sardines in tomato sauce.

Considering that fruit drinks in multipacks generally cost around 20p each the mark up for the extra omega really isn't justified for such a small amount of additional omega 3. My concern is that parents paying the extra for these omega fortified drinks will think their child is now getting an effective amount, considering the extra cost, and they don't need to bother to ensure their child eats oily fish or uses omega 3 supplements any more.

You need to realise that four of these sachets would be needed to provide the amount of omega 3 found effective in the trials and I suspect Toothsmith will be critical if I suggested that four fructose laden juice drinks a day were a sensible way to go.

For those for whom money is no object the extra omega 3 is useful but don't for one moment think it SUFFICIENT or a moneysaving alternative.

Ted_Hutchinson

Superball wrote:

I've just reponded to message re omega-3, but thought it may be useful to anyone. I've spent months trying to feed my two kids allsorts of omega-3 products, from capsules to sticky syrup, which has resulted in much frustrtion and little success. Then I came across Supajus, (actually it was my sister who told me). Its a fruit juice drink with added omega-3 DHA and the kids love it, tastes just like juice, plus it contains no added sugar or nasty additives. you can get it online www.supajus4you.co.uk
Hopefully it may save some of you going through my ordeal.

From the Superjuice site
150mg of Omega-3’s of this 100mg is the highly beneficial Omega-3 DHA,

4 boxes of SUPAJUS (96 x 200ml) - an amazing 65p per sachet

2 boxes of SUPAJUS (48 x 200ml) - only 70p per sachet

1 box of SUPAJUS (24 x 200ml) - just 75p per sachet

So your kids need to drink 10 sachets at a cost of £6.50 to get as much omega 5 as they would get from one 4.5p tsp of Zipvit omega Juice or drink 13 sachets to get as much omega 3 as in one 18p tin of Netto's sardines in tomato sauce.

Considering that fruit drinks in multipacks generally cost around 20p each the mark up for the extra omega really isn't justified for such a small amount of additional omega 3. My concern is that parents paying the extra for these omega fortified drinks will think their child is now getting an effective amount, considering the extra cost, and they don't need to bother to ensure their child eats oily fish or uses omega 3 supplements any more.

You need to realise that four of these sachets would be needed to provide the amount of omega 3 found effective in the trials and I suspect Toothsmith will be critical if I suggested that four fructose laden juice drinks a day were a sensible way to go.

For those for whom money is no object the extra omega 3 is useful but don't for one moment think it SUFFICIENT or a moneysaving alternative.

Spendthrifty_2

I would like to try a product called Mordha but I cannot find it in any shops like Boots

It is an omega 3 product

Superball

I was always informed by nutrition articles that you should never rely 100% on supplements, you should also consume a balanced diet. Therefore, the product I give my kids provides about 50% of what they need and they also get a healthy fruit drink at the same time - which can't be bad. The main thing is that they enjoy it, which is very important, also they need to have a drink during the day so it may as well be this. Much better than alternatives with high sugar+additive drinks, so called sports drinks and no omega-3.

Ted_Hutchinson

Superball wrote:

I was always informed by nutrition articles that you should never rely 100% on supplements, you should also consume a balanced diet. Therefore, the product I give my kids provides about 50% of what they need and they also get a healthy fruit drink at the same time - which can't be bad. The main thing is that they enjoy it, which is very important, also they need to have a drink during the day so it may as well be this. Much better than alternatives with high sugar+additive drinks, so called sports drinks and no omega-3.

I agree absolutely which is why I frequent remind people

How can I get more omega 3 fatty acids in my daily meals?: answer

If you think that one sachet of super-juice gives your child 50% of their omega 3 "need" I would suggest you think again and consider this panel of experts (Workshop on the Essentially of and Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDI)) recommended that people consume at least 2% of their total daily calories as omega-3 fats. To meet this recommendation, a person consuming 2000 calories per day should eat sufficient omega-3-rich foods to provide at least 4 grams of omega-3 fatty acids.

I am not sure that a juice drink containing Fruit concentrate, Natural fruit flavours, Fruit fructose is significantly better for the teeth than a fruit drink containing sugar. I suspect they are equally damaging. You can in fact buy a 100% long life fruit juice in a 200/250ml pack for around Tesco Pure Orange Juice 6x200ml15p each and these would be far better fruit juice content wise and still leave the Moneysaving shopper with 50p a sachet spare, to buy a decent strength omega supplement or some tins of sardines in tomato sauce.

I really object to manufacturers exploiting the public by putting a measly few drops of omega3 into a basic product and then ratcheting up the price unreasonably. Yes fruit juice with omega 3 is better for the kids than fruit juice without but putting in 2p's worth of omega 3 isn't a justification for a 50p price hoick.

Ted_Hutchinson

Spendthrifty wrote:

I would like to try a product called Mordha but I cannot find it in any shops like Boots
It is an omega 3 product

Plenty of online places sell it.
Total Capsule Weight = 1000mg
Fill Weight = 800mg
Energy KCal = 8 - KJ:34
Carbohydrates = 1.58mg
Protein = 170mg
Saturated Fat = 0g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids = 536mg
- DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) = 445mg
- EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) = 54mg
Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols) = 2.5mg
60 X 536mg Omega 3= £18.99 = 32p capsule.

If you took a couple of Zipvits omega 3 capsules that cost £12.00 / 360=3.3peach 7p for 2 you would have more omega 3 in total 600mg

The MorDHA capsules contain a higher percentage of DHA but your body can metabolise DHA from EPA so raising EPA status will ultimately raise DHA status though of course it would be slower.

An 18p tin of Netto's sardines in tomato sauce contains over 2g of omega 3 approximately 800mg of DHA (+1200mg EPA) far better than to 4 MORDHA capsules costing £1.28p.

mom23

mom23 wrote:

Hi
I give my son MorEPA mini junior.
2 capsules are equivalent to 6 eye q capsules,
2 capsules =490mg EPA and 70 mg DHA.
Used to buy eye q but he wasn't very keen on taking 6 capsules a day.
Cost wise works out roughly the same.
They seem to be helping he has been taking these for about 11 wks (fingers crossed!!)

It is coming up now for 13wks since i started my son on these should i now be reducing the dose to 1 capsule
Thanks in advance