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Old 11-17-2010, 06:39 PM   #3552
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer View Post
what kind of numbers are you looking at with good fish oil?

anyone know if costco carries any good liquid form?
This is the best capsule form fish oil I've come across that is reasonably priced.

This is even more concentrated, but too expensive to be worth it.

Just to clarify:

Per PILL:

Now Super EPA:
360mg EPA
240mg DHA

Pills needed to hit 3000mg DHA: 12.5 per day

Normal Fish Oil (anything you'd find at Costco or whatever)
180mg EPA
120mg DHA

Pills needed to hit 3000mg DHA: 25 per day

Also liquid:

Ascenta NutraSea Original LIQUID
(per TEASPOON)

750mg EPA
500mg DHA

Needed to hit 3000mg DHA: 6 teaspoons per day

So would you rather take 25 pills per day, or 2 tablespoons?

THen you can break it down by price.

Using bb.com

Ascenta: $33 per bottle, 100 spoons, 6 spoons per day = $1.98 per day
NOW Super EPA: $21 per bottle, 240 pills, 12 pills per day = $1.05 per day
Cheap Supplements Fish Oil: $7 per bottle, 180 pills, 25 pills per day = $0.97

So it's up to you if you want to pay $0.08 per day to be able to take half the amount of pills, or spend an extra $1 per day in order to take no pills at all. That's why I take a combination of liquid and NOW Super EPA. Overall it takes about $1.50 per day, and is very convenient.
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