Quality analysis of commercial fish oil preparations

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1935-1939

  Ritter, Jenna C Sullivan ^a   Budge, Suzanne M ^b   Jovica, Fabiola ^a  

^a Ascenta Health Ltd   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DHA; Dietary supplement; EPA; Fish oil; Peroxide value

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FISH; STANDARDS;

ANIMALS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS; FISH OILS; FISHES;

EID: 84877602542     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5994     Document Type: Article

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