Posted by Ritch on April 8, 2003, at 22:38:39
In reply to Re: Fish Oil question, posted by noa on April 8, 2003, at 21:58:10
> Ritch, I did check the label. Each teaspoonful of the Carlson's fish oil has 4 gms of fat: 2 gms of polyunsaturated (1600 mg. of which are Omega-3's), 1 gm of saturated, and 1 gm of monounsaturated.
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> My guess is that the saturated and monounsaturated may solidify somewhat in colder temperatures. I think olive oil is a monounsaturated and I know olive oil gels in the fridge.
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> I am also going to guess that if they solidify, the liquid becomes a suspension, and the solids gravitate to the bottom, at least somewhat. And, that as the amount of fish oil in the bottle lessens, we are seeing more of the solids.
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> If this is correct, I would assume that shaking the bottle is a good solution (no pun intended!) to the problem.
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> Or, is it possible also that if we wanted to we could separate out the gelled parts from the parts that remain liquid, and that these would be higher in concentration of Omega-3's? Hmmm...
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> I certainly am no chemist, so I would love to hear from the more scientifically-minded posters on board whether my guesses are reasonable or not.
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> I guess I could also email the company to ask them about it, too.
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> Thanks for asking the question--you have me intrigued now.
Hi, thanks for responding. The solids are kind of like wax that is floating in fresh honey or something. I also wonder if I filtered that stuff out if it would make the fishoil better. I've noticed the last few teaspoons I have been taking are starting to get more "waxy" and "oily" tasting because of the solids. Hmmmm. What about shaking up the bottle before each dose and after it gets poured into the teaspoon, *heating* the teaspoon to dissolve the solids? You know there is one thing that I don't quite understand: IF they keep the stuff on the shelf unrefrigerated, why can't you just keep it unrefrigerated while you use it up? Do they fill the bottle in the presence of an unoxygenated atmosphere or something? :) I can't detect any rancidity or fishy flavor at all, just waxiness.
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