Ultra Omega-3 Fish Oil — MUNCH
Munch or Dump rates Ultra Omega-3 Fish Oil by NOW FOODS MUNCH — score 90/90.
A clean, concentrated fish oil supplement — high-dose EPA/DHA omega-3s with no fillers, just the softgel shell holding it together.
Why this verdict
- 500mg EPA + 250mg DHA per softgel — a genuinely therapeutic omega-3 dose
- No fillers, sweeteners, or synthetic additives — just the active oil and capsule shell
- Molecularly distilled and tested for mercury, PCBs and dioxins
- Vitamin E preservative is from sunflower, not synthetic
Ingredients (5)
- Fish oil concentrate (EPA/DHA from anchovy, sardine) (safe) — Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA — strongly linked to lower heart-disease risk, reduced inflammation, and brain health. The active ingredient and the whole point of the product.
- Bovine gelatin (softgel shell) (safe) — Standard, inert capsule material that dissolves in the gut. BSE-free sourced. No health impact.
- glycerin (moderate) — A humectant/sweetener used to keep the filling soft; a sign of heavy processing.
- Enteric coating (pharmaceutical glaze, sunflower lecithin, MCTs, ammonium hydroxide) (safe) — Delays capsule release past the stomach to cut fishy burps and reflux. Functional, not nutritional, and safe in capsule quantities.
- d-alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E from sunflower) (safe) — Natural-source vitamin E added to keep the oil from oxidizing. A genuine antioxidant, not a synthetic preservative.