Nordic Naturals Baby's DHA

Label Accuracy

Omega-3 fatty acid content was measured at 850mg/serving, 3.41% below its label claim.

EPA and DHA contents were both overstated by label claims: EPA measured at 270mg, 11.18% below its claim, and DHA measured at 320mg, nearly 22% below its claim.

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Product Purity

Mercury content measured at 4 PPB (parts per billion), above the 2.4 PPB category average. The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED) mercury limit is 100 PPB. Bulk samples of this product also passed the six mineral assays, indicating presence of under 1 PPM of arsenic, lead, cadmium, bismuth, antimony, and silver.

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content (representative of aroclors 1016, 1221, 1232, 1242, 1248, 1254, and 1260) measured at less than 0.01 PPM. The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 2 PPM limit on PCBs for the edible parts of fish/shellfish. California’s Proposition 65 requires products containing greater than 0.09 PPM of PCB content to bear a cancer warning.

Peroxide value recorded at 4 meq/kg, and a p-anisidine value recorded at 9.3.

Note: Our freshness scores are based entirely on peroxide values, measures of primary oxidation in fatty acids. Flavoring agents have been shown to skew p-anisidine values (measures of secondary oxidation). LabDoor is currently researching alternative p-anisidine assays that have the capability to account for and eliminate the effects of flavoring.

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Nutritional Value

One serving of Nordic Naturals Baby's DHA provides 850mg total omega-3 fatty acids, within the 0.5g - 0.9g daily Adequate Intake (AI) range set by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for infants aged 0 - 12 months and children aged 1 - 8 years. Of the total omega-3 content, EPA accounts for 270mg and DHA accounts for 320mg. There is currently no established daily recommended intake for EPA and DHA, although the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation -- 0.3g - 0.5g EPA + DHA/day with 0.8g - 1.1g ALA/day (which is partially converted to EPA and DHA) -- is held in high regard.

Furthermore, this product consists of 16% EPA + DHA.

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Ingredient Safety

Mercury content measured at 4 PPB, over the 2.4 PPB category average and significantly below the 100 PPB limit established by the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED).

PCB content measured at less than 0.01 PPM, significantly below the 2 PPM limit set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the stricter 0.09 PPM limit enacted by California’s Proposition 65.

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Projected Efficacy

Omega-3 fatty acids constitute 23% of this product's total fish oil content.

850mg omega-3, consisting of 270mg EPA and 320mg DHA, is expected to be highly effective based on an estimated 1g recommended daily intake.

Omega-3 fatty acids are clinically shown to improve cardiovascular conditions such as coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia and hypertension, and, according to limited evidence, enhance cognition, reduce anxiety, improve athletic performance and decrease risk of certain cancers. Clinical research supporting the latter effects is promising, but not conclusive; additional research is required before any conclusions can be drawn.

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