Tests show improved quality in seed oils
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- December
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ConsumerLab.com, a White Plains-based tester of nutritional supplements, reports that its latest study of omega-3 and -6 fatty acid supplements derived from seed oils showed improvement from two previous reports.
The most recent test showed two of the 22 products tested were “slightly” low in one fatty acid, a better showing than studies in 2002 and 2005 in which as many as six products failed testing.
The study also noted that none of the products test this time around showed evidence of spoilage, which had been found in the past, ConsumerLab.com said.
Among those products that failed testing this year, LifeWise Naturals Evening Primrose Oil 1300 mg, a softgel, contained only 80 percent of its labeled amount of oleic acid — a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid. The other was Udo’s Choice Udo’s 3-6-9 Oil Blend that contained only 84 percent of its labeled amount of omega-9 fatty acids.
Both products, however, contained the claimed amounts of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, ConsumerLab.com said.
Consumers take omega-3 and -6 fatty acids for perceived health benefits. For omega-3, those include improved heart health, while omega-6 is believed to help in treatment of ailments involving pain and inflammation, including rheumatoid arthritis and cyclic mastalgia — breast pain associated with the menstrual cycle.
The report includes results of two supplements for pets, as well. Pet owners use omega-3 and-6 fatty acids for skin and coat maintenance.
ConsumerLab.com’s latest report on omega-3 and -6 supplements is available online to subscribers of the Web site (www.consumerlab.com).
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