- 210 mg DHA, 70 mg EPA per capsule
- Packaging 100% plastic free
- 800 mg DHA, 400 mg EPA per teaspoon
- Highly dosed and liquid
- 338 mg DHA, 112 mg EPA per softgel
- Vegetable omega-3 from algae
- 250 mg DHA per capsule
- Packaging 100% plastic free
- 250 mg DHA per capsule
- Plus 20 mcg of vitamin D3 from lichen
- Only vegetable sources: algae and chia seed
- Cold pressed in the absence of oxygen
- 250 mg DHA per capsule
- Plus low dose astaxanthin (0.75 mg)
- 200 mg DHA per capsule
- Produced in a sustainable GMP certified environment
- 250 mg DHA per capsule
- Enriched with vegetable vitamin D3
- Combination of algae oil and hemp seed oil
- 375 mg EPA, 75 mg DHA and 350 mg ALA per daily dose (2,5 ml)
Buy your Algae oil supplements with omega-3 DHA, DHA+EPA and ALA here. Or read more about Algae Oil first below.
Algae make their own omega-3 fatty acids and, in nature, pass them on to the "fatty" fish like herring and sardine that feed on these algae. Therefore, algae oil has the power of fish oil.
Most algae oil supplements contain mainly the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, but there are an increasing number of products that also contain EPA.
DHA is an important building block of the brain. 60% of the brain is made up of fat, 20% of which in turn consists of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA.
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What is algae oil good for?
The omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA in algae oil contribute to normal heart function and are good for blood pressure. DHA is good for vision and supports brain function.
DHA is an important building block of the brain. Over 60% of the brain is made up of fat, about half of which is the omega-3 fatty acid DHA. The fats act as a kind of building block for the brain.
Algal oil from Mattisson
Mattisson has an extensive range of algae oil:
- a very high-dose liquid oil with DHA and EPA
- three capsule products with DHA and EPA
- a capsule product with only DHA
- a liquid oil with only DHA
Why Choose Algae Oil
Sustainability
Oil from algae is more sustainable than oil extracted from fish. In addition, algae oil production requires hardly any land, fresh water or fossil fuel to grow. They are grown by sunlight and the algae absorb CO2 and convert it into valuable nutrients. Algae are sometimes called the "Green Gold of the Future" for good reason.
Guaranteed free of contaminants
Algae contains fewer contaminants than fish because it is low on the food chain. And because of the controlled production process, algae oil is guaranteed free of the dioxins, PCBs, heavy metals and other toxins.
Fatty acids in the form of Phospholipids
Algae contains EPA and DHA in the form of phospholipids as opposed to triglycerides in fish oil. These may be more bioavailable because the body can incorporate these fatty acids into cell membranes right away. Triglycerides from fish oil must first be converted by the body into phospholipids.
More than just omega-3 fatty acids
Algae provide not only omega-3 fatty acids, but also antioxidants (such as astaxanthin), probiotics, phytosterols and vitamins.
What is Algae Oil?
Algae oil, like fish oil , is an important source of omega-3 fatty acids. After all, fish get their omega-3 fatty acids by consuming algae. Most algal oil supplements contain mainly the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, but more and more products are emerging that also contain EPA.
Algae oil supplements are available in capsules, softgels and in liquid form. All algae oil products in our range contain DHA and three also contain EPA. Arctic Blue's liquid Pure Algae Oil DHA & EPA is by far the highest dosed of all algae oils.
What are algae?
Algae are single-celled plant-like organisms found in rivers and oceans, in both fresh and salt water. Algae that grow larger and have more cells are called seaweeds. Algae are also called phytoplankton by biologists. Many species of algae exist in nature, and they are at the base of most food chains. Only a few tens of thousands of the total of 200,000 to 800,000 different species have only been described in science.
Algae make their own omega-3 fatty acids, especially the omega-3 fatty acid DHA. Then fish (and we humans) partially convert DHA to EPA. Our bodies can convert an average of 12% of DHA to EPA. Most algae oil supplements therefore contain mainly the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, but there are more and more algae oil products that also contain EPA.
Algae farming
World-wide interest in algae is high: algae can be farmed well and using algae as a food source is much more sustainable than catching or farming fish. Also in the Netherlands there is a lot of research on algae cultivation and several companies are already active.
There are different production systems for growing algae. For example, there are open and closed cultivation systems. So either in open ponds or in closed tubes (bioreactors).
When the first algae were grown on land they contained only DHA. The algae have now been "trained" to the point where they can also make EPA.