HEALTH REPORT
Key benefits Omega-3s from marine phytoplankton in a whole plant form provide the following advantages: A controlled production source (not wild-harvested) offers a more ethical and sustainable choice. Purest form of omega-3s, from nature’s original source. No mercury, PCBs or insecticides, which may be found in fish oils. No chemical extraction process of lipids, as occurs with production of some algal oils. No processing, refining, or use of chemical stabiliser or solvents. No chance of oxidation, because lipids are enclosed inside the plant cell walls. Delivered with micronutrients and choline to aid absorption. Omega-3s are present in the ‘polar lipid’ form, which is more bioavailable.
as your omega-3 source instead of algal oils, you cut out the chemical extraction and refining processes used in producing most algal oil supplements. Taking whole plant-based omega-3s not only provides you with the purest source, it also offers a highly bioavailable form of these nutrients. This is because the omega-3 lipids in the phytoplankton source are present in a better, ‘polar bound’ form as glycolipids and phospholipids; these are bound to the cell wall membranes of the phytoplankton and cannot be extracted from the algae in the same way that the less bioavailable triglyceride forms present in fish and algal oils can. It also means that they are both water- and oil-soluble, and as our bodies are mainly water-based, this allows for an increased uptake of omega-3s, unlike extracted fish and algal oils, which are generally not water-soluble. Research studies conducted in the US into the efficacy of phytoplankton have proven that, compared with fish, krill and algal oils, there are considerable improvements in bioavailability provided by ‘polar bound’ omega-3 lipids. With this whole plant-based source, you also receive the benefits of other important nutritional co-factors being present, such as trace minerals and choline, which further assist in the absorption of omega-3s.
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