Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
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Many people seem to be confused as they’re both sources of Omega 3 fatty acid awesomeness. I will now explain the main difference between a href=http://www.kriskris.com/krill-oil-vs-fish-oil/krill oil versus fish oil/a.
But, as with other things, they’ve various qualities on which I’ll explain.
By far the most vital in favour of fish oil, is that it’s much less costly than krill oil. But, krill oil is much more effective, albeit a little more costly, but its high effectiveness outweighs its price downside.
But when money is limited, fish oil or just quality foods with natural levels of Omega-3 (fish, pastured eggs, etc.) are the way to go.
The key microscopic difference is how the Omega-3 fatty acids bind to the rest of the molecule. In fish oil, it is on the form of triglycerides or fat, while in krill oil, it is as phospholipids, mainly phosphatidylcholine.
Phospholipids are what forms the double layer, which in turn comprises the cell membranes of our body. If you don’t understand what it means, then you should watch this video demonstration as it’s quite fundamental and extremely enlightening too.
This one reason alone may be the reason on why Omega 3s in krill oil is much better than Omega-3s present in fish oil.
There haven’t been that a lot of studies where krill oil has been analyzed against fish oil particularly, but there’re three that I could find.
In one of these, krill oil provided a lot more benefits for girls with premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea.
One more test shows that krill oil makes a larger effect on the hyperlipidemia when compared with fish oil, as it decreases Cholesterol levels and increases HDL cholesterol.
With these 2 tests, it appears that krill oil is a much better source of Omega 3s. Continue reading to find out more about the benefits of krill oil.
Krill oil contains an anti-oxidant molecule called Astaxanthin, which has numerous health benefits. I’ll discuss this antioxidant in a separate post very soon.
Fish oil, in contrast, contains high amounts of Vitamin A and D. This is very crucial for people who lack these vitamins due to lack of foods consumed containing these vitamins.
Many people complain about the horrible after taste and fishy burps they feel after they take fish oil. This is, however, only a common occurrence among those who take fish oil instead of krill oil.
Before, I swallow a tablespoon worth of cod liver oil every day, until I moved to taking krill oil capsules. After making the change, I decided not to return to my old habit. Yuck.
Krill oil is less likely to go rancid due to the high anti-oxidant content. As compared to fish oil, it has 48 times the number of antioxidants, as calculated by the ORAC value.
The best way to check if your krill/fish oil has gone rancid is to bite into among the gel caps. If they taste a little unpleasant, that is normal (what did you expect? - it’s fish oil FFS). If they taste all unpleasant and rotten, throw them away.
Unfortunately, because of some people polluting certain parts of the seas, creatures in the ocean, including fishes have been toxified by pollution.
The animals that are on top of the food chain will eat all other animals below them, and this way, the toxins build up on the biggest fish (which is, incidentally, the biggest suppliers of fish oil).
Krill is much below on the sea’s food chain, even below fish; which means that it has less pollutants in comparison to fish.
Various brands of fish oil will have different amounts of toxins, but this should not freak you out. While they may have a lot more contaminants when compared with krill oil, its (fish oil) health advantages still outweighs the unwanted effects.
Krill oil is certainly a superior form of Omega 3 when compared with fish oil (which is something I’ve been taking consistently for years).