Posted by noa on April 8, 2003, at 19:20:55
In reply to Re: Fish Oil question » noa, posted by Ritch on April 7, 2003, at 22:15:51
Yes, me too. I refrigerate it, and I assume you do, too. I also noticed that it is very thick at the bottom and clings to the bottom of the bottle when it gets that low. I was thinking that there are solids in suspension in the oil, especially when cold---although supposedly the polyunsaturated fats are supposed to be liquid even at cold temps because they are more "flexible" in their structure of long chains, as opposed to the more rigid oils that are used in prepared foods, because they stay the same at different temperatures and therefore last longer on the shelf--or am I getting that part wrong? OR maybe fish oil is not 100% long chain polyunsaturated? I have to peek at the bottle--I don't remember. Ie, maybe there is some amount of less polyunsaturated fat mixed in with the EPA and DHA?
Well, anyway, I have been suspecting that there are some solids in suspension, so I have been shaking it up before taking it. Interesting question. Maybe someone else can help us out with this one.
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