Posted by Larry Hoover on November 7, 2002, at 15:03:11
In reply to Re: Larry Re: Fish Oil, all right, all ready, » Larry Hoover, posted by disney4 on November 7, 2002, at 14:41:41
I suppose it can't hurt to refrigerate fish oil capsules, but I don't see why you'd have to. Rancidity is caused by a reaction with oxygen, and the whole point of those gelatin capsules is to keep air out. Another condition promoting rancidity is sunlight, so you shouldn't leave your fish oil on the windowsill. The third condition is temperature, so you want to keep them relatively cool (again, not in sunlight would probably be sufficient). Refrigeration should certainly look after the temperature and sunlight issues, but I don't see it as necessary. So long as there's an added antioxidant (e.g. tocopherol), the capsules should remain palatable long enough for you to finish them off.
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