Comment · Tue, January 5, 2021 · ND Owner
[Question] rTG Omega 3
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ch0yer · 7 points
I’m considering the 3X Strength Fish Oil supplement from ND, but noticed a different brand that uses re-esterfied triglyceride omega-3.
Is rTG more beneficial or is this just a marketing gimmick?
The brand selling rTG is way more expensive, but claims to be a more “natural” fish oil.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Triglyceride forms are more bioavailable, but only by like 10-30%. It's usually not enough to justify the cost increase of putting them back into triglyceride forms. Your body converts the ethyl esters back into triglyceride forms after absorption anyway, so there will be no difference in how the omega-3s act once in the body. If it were the same price I would say go for the triglyceride, since then you would be getting more into your body. However, if they are way more expensive, just stick to ethyl ester.