Analysis of omega-3 fatty acid content of South African fish oil supplements

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 324-329

  Opperman, Maretha ^a   Marais, De Wet ^b   Benade, A J Spinnler ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conjugated dienes (CD); Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); Fish oil; Supplements

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARKET; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FISH OILS; HUMANS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 83455210154     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2010-080     Document Type: Article

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