Enteric Coated fish oil costs 4x more than non-enteric coated!?

[JEDI]

from this thread about Fish burps from fish oil:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2156366&highlight=

costco 1000mg fish oil: $9 for 400 => $0.0225 each
costco 1200mg enteric coated fish oil: $15 for 180 => .0833 each

holy!!!!!!!!!

hm.. interesting directions:
- for regular fish oil it's take 3x day
- for enteric coated fish it's take once a day -> One per day formulation?!

 

[darkxshade]

serving size could differ(1st bottle is 4 caps/1g and 2nd bottle is 1 cap/1.2g)

 

[iluvdeal]

If you want to see expensive, check krill oil prices. Some argue krill oil is superior to fish oil as an omega 3 source.

 

[DeckardBlade]

The enteric coating allows it to bypass your stomach and get broken down/absorbed within your small intestine. I believe with some vitamins/supplements you'll lose some of nutrients during the breakdown in your stomach which is why the enteric coated fish oil only lists 1 as the serving.

I probably dumbed this down pretty bad, open to corrections.

I buy whatever's buy 1 get 1 at my drug store personally.

 

[the DRIZZLE]

from this thread about Fish burps from fish oil:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2156366&highlight=

costco 1000mg fish oil: $9 for 400 => $0.0225 each
costco 1200mg enteric coated fish oil: $15 for 180 => .0833 each

holy!!!!!!!!!

hm.. interesting directions:
- for regular fish oil it's take 3x day
- for enteric coated fish it's take once a day -> One per day formulation?!

For dosing it obviously depends how much you want to get. I take 3/day of the Costco enteric coated. Most of the studies that I've seen on fish oil were done with 2500-4000mg/day so 2-3 of the 1200mg capsules.

 

[Ksyder]

I don't feel that the enteric coated fish oils are necessary if you are not consuming rancid oil. I've taken lots of Kirkland standard fish oil without problems. Also, at least in the paleo community, there has been lots of backlash against high dosages of fish oil lately due to its oxidative potential. See http://thehealthyskeptic.org/when-it-comes-to-fish-oil-more-is-not-better