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Corrigendum: Fish oil supplements in New Zealand are highly oxidised and do not meet label content of n-3 PUFA

Authors :
Manohar L. Garg
Wayne S. Cutfield
Benjamin B. Albert
Paul L. Hofman
Silas G. Villas-Boas
Sergey Tumanov
José G. B. Derraik
David Cameron-Smith
Source :
Scientific Reports
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We evaluated the quality and content of fish oil supplements in New Zealand. All encapsulated fish oil supplements marketed in New Zealand were eligible for inclusion. Fatty acid content was measured by gas chromatography. Peroxide values (PV) and anisidine values (AV) were measured, and total oxidation values (Totox) calculated. Only 3 of 32 fish oil supplements contained quantities of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that were equal or higher than labelled content, with most products tested (69%) containing

Details

ISSN :
20452322
Volume :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Scientific reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....43ca2a72cb3afc63824dc77c901de431