Preferred Nutrition Preferred Nutrition - Omega-3 900mg, 90 sgels
Preferred Nutrition Omega-3 Maximum Strength - is a high-potency, one-per-day omega-3 supplement that helps support cognitive health, brain function, and cardiovascular health. Each daily dose provides 900 mg of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA derived from purified and sustainably sourced fish oil. The enteric softgels enhance absorption and prevent fishy aftertaste.
Price
Regular Canadian retail price: $29.98 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.
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Why people keep reordering it
- Meaningful EPA and DHA
- Real doses of the fats most diets fall short on, not a token amount.
- Purified for freshness
- Distilled to remove heavy metals and keep it fresh, with no fishy aftertaste.
- Heart, brain and joints
- The essential fats behind how you think, move and recover.
Best suited to: someone who burps fish oil all morning, anyone rationing pills in a full stack, epa-forward intake as the goal.
What the research supports
One enteric softgel gives 900 mg of EPA and DHA, roughly double what a standard fish oil capsule yields. The bottle is 90 softgels, an enteric-coated one-a-day.
Blood fat trials use around 2 g of EPA plus DHA a day.
- Triglycerides (evidence: strong, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- EPA and DHA lower fasting triglycerides in a dose-dependent way, and the clearest effects start around 2 g a day, which means two or more of these softgels, not one.
- Joint comfort (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- Higher omega-3 intake, generally 2.7 g a day and up, calms some of the compounds behind joint tenderness and morning stiffness. This bottle only reaches that at three softgels a day.
- Memory (evidence: mixed, from randomized controlled trial)
- EPA and DHA are building blocks for brain cell membranes, but trials on memory and processing speed in healthy adults disagree, with more consistent benefit in people who ate little fish to start.
Read the literature: Triglycerides on PubMed, Joint comfort on PubMed, Memory on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Someone who burps fish oil all morning
- The enteric softgel is designed not to open in the stomach, which is where the repeat taste comes from.
- Anyone rationing pills in a full stack
- 900 mg of EPA and DHA in one softgel replaces three standard 1000 mg fish oil capsules, and skips the 700 mg of non-omega fat that comes with them.
- EPA-forward intake as the goal
- The 2 to 1 EPA to DHA ratio puts 600 mg of EPA in a single softgel, which suits people building toward the EPA-dominant intakes used in mood and joint research.
Look elsewhere if
- Someone avoiding fish or shellfish sources
- An algal oil gives EPA and DHA directly from the microalgae the fish get theirs from, with no fish protein involved.
- Someone needing 3 g a day long term
- A bottled liquid fish oil costs far less per gram at that intake. You give up the enteric coat and have to taste it, but tripling softgels every day gets expensive quickly.
- Anyone wanting DHA-dominant intake
- This runs 2 to 1 toward EPA. If DHA is the priority, look for a formula that reverses that ratio or an algal DHA oil.
What to expect
You will not feel anything acute. The omega-3 content of your cell membranes climbs over roughly three to four months before it plateaus, and blood fat changes in trials show up around four to eight weeks at doses of 2 g a day or more. What you may notice quickly is the absence of fish burps compared to an uncoated capsule.
How it compares
- Compared with a standard 1000 mg fish oil softgel
- Three times the actual omega-3 per capsule, so one pill instead of three, with an enteric coat that stops the reflux and aftertaste that make people quit fish oil. The tradeoff: Costs more per softgel, and the coating means you cannot pierce or chew it if swallowing pills is a problem.
- Compared with a triglyceride-form high concentrate marketed on absorption
- This one solves the tolerability problem instead, at a concentration that still covers a maintenance dose in one pill. The tradeoff: The oil form here is not stated, and re-esterified triglyceride concentrates do show modestly better uptake than ethyl ester ones in absorption studies.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- Fish Oil (anchovy, sardine and/or mackerel), Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
- Ingredient form
- sgels
- Strength
- 900 mg
- Servings per container
- 90
- Suggested use
- 1 enteric softgel daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. For reducing triglycerides and inflammation and for healthy mood balance: 2 softgels daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. For rheumatoid arthritis relief: 4 softgels daily or as directed by a health care practitioner.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- ISURA
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Preferred Nutrition
How to take it
1 enteric softgel daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. For reducing triglycerides and inflammation and for healthy mood balance: 2 softgels daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. For rheumatoid arthritis relief: 4 softgels daily or as directed by a health care practitioner.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each enteric softgel contains
- Fish Oil (anchovy, sardine and/or mackerel)
- 1425 mg
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- 900 mg
- Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
- 600 mg
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
- 300 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Enteric softgel (gelatin, glycerin, water, pectin, sorbitol), natural tocopherols.
Free from
Contains no artificial preservatives, colours, or sweeteners; no dairy, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, corn, egg, shellfish, salt, tree nuts, or genetically modified genes or proteins.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May add to the effect of blood-thinning medication. Review with your practitioner if you take anticoagulants.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Preferred Nutrition - Omega-3 900mg
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.