Antarctic Krill Oil
Antarctic krill oil has a unique secret weapon that makes it a top choice over fish oils. Unlike fish oils, krill oil carries its omega-3s, EPA, and DHA, in the form of phospholipids – liposomes or little packages that deliver the fatty acids directly to your body’s cells. This helps make the omega-3 fats in krill oil more bioavailable than those in fish oil to help improve your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio.
With Mercola Krill Oil, you don’t have to be concerned about potential contaminants and pollutants often found in fish oils and certain fish you might eat. Because krill are at the bottom of the food chain, they don’t accumulate pollutants like other fish species. And the krill used for our Krill Oil come from clear, pure Antarctic waters.
Here are just some of the key advantages that Mercola Krill Oil has over other krill and fish oils:
- The fishery that provides the krill for our Krill Oil was the ONLY fishery to receive an “A” grade for sustainability.
- Is MSC-certified – “Boat to plate” certification and auditing ensures harvesting to manufacturing adheres to MSC’s chain of custody standard. Krill are harvested in a sustainable way that also ensures no by-catch (non-krill species) is captured.
- Provides traceability and trust – Manufacturer provides traceability of krill from its source through final processing in a controlled value chain.
- Employs a unique Patent-Pending Harvesting Method – This technology helps ensure top quality krill oil by delivering the krill to tanks on the boat alive (unlike most other manufacturers). This allows for fresh processing of delicate krill.
- Uses superior encapsulation – With the use of a Licaps® capsule, Krill Oil is delivered in a unique hermetically-sealed protective capsule.
- Provides enhanced shelf-life – Exemplary filling and sealing process incorporated in encapsulation helps improve krill oil longevity by helping prevent oxidation.
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Why Not Just Take Fish Oil?
Now you may be thinking that taking fish oil is a good alternative. And there are some high-quality fish oils available that could potentially enhance your intake of omega-3s. Unfortunately, not only does the contamination risk affect fish itself, it also applies to fish oil supplements.
The good news is there’s a solution I believe is even better that overcomes some of fish oil’s shortcomings. Fish oil tends to be:
With the discovery of this unique marine oil, the drawbacks from fish oil can be avoided. Krill oil solves the dilemma by containing both antioxidants and omega-3s. And because krill are at the bottom of the food chain, they are virtually free from pollution and contamination.
Now you may be thinking that taking fish oil is a good alternative. And there are some high-quality fish oils available that could potentially enhance your intake of omega-3s. Unfortunately, not only does the contamination risk affect fish itself, it also applies to fish oil supplements.
The good news is there’s a solution I believe is even better that overcomes some of fish oil’s shortcomings. Fish oil tends to be:
- Weak in antioxidant content
- Contaminated from toxins
- Susceptible to spoilage and can be highly perishable
With the discovery of this unique marine oil, the drawbacks from fish oil can be avoided. Krill oil solves the dilemma by containing both antioxidants and omega-3s. And because krill are at the bottom of the food chain, they are virtually free from pollution and contamination.
Consistently Tested for Purity
Our Antarctic krill source meets the strictest quality standards when it comes to contaminants. In fact, regular testing is performed to ensure our krill oil meets extremely demanding specifications for a broad range of potential contaminants.
As mentioned before, heavy metals are always a concern when it comes to seafood products. Fish and seafood have the potential to contain high levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and copper. We make sure to test our krill for these, plus for an array of other metals. The levels found in our krill oil are so low they even test well below California’s Prop 65 limits, which are much more stringent than federal guidelines.
Most of our major water ways are contaminated with hormone disrupting chemicals such as dioxins and PCBs. Because our krill is harvested in the pristine Antarctic waters, this concern is virtually eliminated. The levels of these chemicals found in our krill oil are nearly undetectable compared to the limits set forth by the World Health Organization.
PAHs or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are carcinogenic compounds that are found in cigarettes and also in crude oil. With the prevalence of offshore oil drilling across the globe, it is important to ensure the seafood you are consuming has not been contaminated by oil spills. Our krill oil is also tested for 8 different PAHs commonly found in crude oil.
Consistent monitoring to guarantee our krill oil is meeting the strictest guidelines further ensures its purity. As you can see, with Mercola Pure Antarctic Krill Oil, you can rest assured you are receiving a clean, tested product.
Our Antarctic krill source meets the strictest quality standards when it comes to contaminants. In fact, regular testing is performed to ensure our krill oil meets extremely demanding specifications for a broad range of potential contaminants.
As mentioned before, heavy metals are always a concern when it comes to seafood products. Fish and seafood have the potential to contain high levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and copper. We make sure to test our krill for these, plus for an array of other metals. The levels found in our krill oil are so low they even test well below California’s Prop 65 limits, which are much more stringent than federal guidelines.
Most of our major water ways are contaminated with hormone disrupting chemicals such as dioxins and PCBs. Because our krill is harvested in the pristine Antarctic waters, this concern is virtually eliminated. The levels of these chemicals found in our krill oil are nearly undetectable compared to the limits set forth by the World Health Organization.
PAHs or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are carcinogenic compounds that are found in cigarettes and also in crude oil. With the prevalence of offshore oil drilling across the globe, it is important to ensure the seafood you are consuming has not been contaminated by oil spills. Our krill oil is also tested for 8 different PAHs commonly found in crude oil.
Consistent monitoring to guarantee our krill oil is meeting the strictest guidelines further ensures its purity. As you can see, with Mercola Pure Antarctic Krill Oil, you can rest assured you are receiving a clean, tested product.
Krill's extremely unique property
Unlike fish oils, Antarctic krill oil carries omega-3s in the form of phospholipids – liposomes or little packages that deliver the fatty acids directly to your body's cells.
Scientific evidence to date has shown that the safest and most effective carriers of EPA and DHA are these phospholipids. Unfortunately, standard fish oils (and inferior krill oil brands) lack this phospholipid complex. Instead, they contain omega-3 fatty acids in the less-beneficial form of free triglycerides.
Why are phospholipids so important? In a nutshell, they…
This Antarctic krill oil phospholipid “secret weapon” just adds more solid support to why I strongly recommend Krill Oil.
Unlike fish oils, Antarctic krill oil carries omega-3s in the form of phospholipids – liposomes or little packages that deliver the fatty acids directly to your body's cells.
Scientific evidence to date has shown that the safest and most effective carriers of EPA and DHA are these phospholipids. Unfortunately, standard fish oils (and inferior krill oil brands) lack this phospholipid complex. Instead, they contain omega-3 fatty acids in the less-beneficial form of free triglycerides.
Why are phospholipids so important? In a nutshell, they…
- Provide the building blocks for your cell membranes
- Regulate cellular transport by functioning as “gate-keepers”
- Help protect your cell membranes from free radicals
- Makes the omega-3 fats in Krill Oil more bioavailable than those in fish oil
- Allows EPA and DHA to directly enter your cells
- Improves your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio
This Antarctic krill oil phospholipid “secret weapon” just adds more solid support to why I strongly recommend Krill Oil.
Extraordinary Encapsulation System
Without a superior delivery and encapsulation system, all the innovation and technology that goes into producing the Krill Oil formula could be a waste. What good would it be if leakage problems with the protective capsule were an issue?
It’s not a problem here and it was ensured made doubly-sure this was not an issue.
Krill Oil is provided in a "Licaps®" capsule instead of a softgel, or other type of capsule technology. Licaps use innovative “Fusion Technology” to seal a 2-piece capsule without the use of banding.
This extraordinary liquid capsule technology can provide many beneficial advantages over others, because it:
Check Out This ‘Sniff Test’ Proving Mercola Krill Oil Wins Out Over Other BrandsIf you’ve ever opened a bottle of fish oil or krill oil, you will have noticed a strong, repulsive fishy smell.
Well, you don’t have to worry about that with my Antarctic Krill Oil, thanks to the Licaps capsule technology we use. Watch this video, below, that shows the “Sniff Test” we performed, asking various people what they thought about the smell of Mercola Krill Oil versus other leading omega-3 supplements.
Without a superior delivery and encapsulation system, all the innovation and technology that goes into producing the Krill Oil formula could be a waste. What good would it be if leakage problems with the protective capsule were an issue?
It’s not a problem here and it was ensured made doubly-sure this was not an issue.
Krill Oil is provided in a "Licaps®" capsule instead of a softgel, or other type of capsule technology. Licaps use innovative “Fusion Technology” to seal a 2-piece capsule without the use of banding.
This extraordinary liquid capsule technology can provide many beneficial advantages over others, because it:
- Reduces oxidation potential by flushing the liquid formulation with nitrogen during the capsule-filling process – Creating a "freshness bubble"
- Ensures 2-piece capsules are hermetically sealed to significantly reduce the potential for leakage – Yields a precisely tight, one-piece capsule
- Enhances shelf-life through exemplary filling and sealing processes
Check Out This ‘Sniff Test’ Proving Mercola Krill Oil Wins Out Over Other BrandsIf you’ve ever opened a bottle of fish oil or krill oil, you will have noticed a strong, repulsive fishy smell.
Well, you don’t have to worry about that with my Antarctic Krill Oil, thanks to the Licaps capsule technology we use. Watch this video, below, that shows the “Sniff Test” we performed, asking various people what they thought about the smell of Mercola Krill Oil versus other leading omega-3 supplements.
