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What is DHA(Docosahexaenoic acid)

  • N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) found abundantly in the nerve tissues of the fish oil like Tuna
  • A vital nutrient and a building block of tissue that consists of 40% of the total lipid of the retina and nerve sheath
    (20% of the weight of a healthy brain)
  • A kind of essential fatty acids contained in breath milk in abundance

Mwt.:302.46; C20H30O2, CAS reg. No.; 10417-94-4  5,8,11,14,17-all-cis-Eicosahexaenoic Acid(C20:5 n-3) mega-3  Synonyms: EPA

Ethyl Ester DHA 80%

ITEMs SPECIFICATION METHOD
Appearance
Odor
Clear liquid
Very light fish oil odor
 
Concentration (GC area %) DHA not less than 80% AOCS Ce 1b-89
POV (Peroxide Value)
p-AV (Anisidine Value)
TOTOX
AV (Acid Value)
IV (Iodine Value)
Not more than 5.0 meq/kg
Not more than 20
Not more than 26
Not more than 3.0 mg KOH/g
350g~450g/100g

AOCS Cd 8-53
AOCS Cd 18-90

 

AOCS Cd 3d-63
AOCS Cd 1d-92

 

Ethyl Ester DHA 70%

ITEMs SPECIFICATION METHOD
Appearance
Odor
Clear liquid
Very light fish oil odor
EE, TG Form
Concentration (GC area %) DHA not less than 80% AOCS Ce 1b-89
POV (Peroxide Value)
p-AV (Anisidine Value)
TOTOX
AV (Acid Value)
IV (Iodine Value)
Not more than 5.0 meq/kg
Not more than 20
Not more than 26
Not more than 3.0 mg KOH/g
350g~450g/100g

AOCS Cd 8-53
AOCS Cd 18-90

 

AOCS Cd 3d-63
AOCS Cd 1d-92

 

EPA/DHA mix product

  • Special Concentration & Ratio is possible by Customers’ Demands. In that case send e-mail to us.

TG(Triglyceride) form products

  • Each product is able to be sold on manufacturing Triglyceride form.

EPA rich Triglyceride products

  • EPA 90% TG, EPA 80% TG, EPA 70% TG

DHA rich Triglyceride products

  • DHA 80% TG, DHA 70% TG

According to CRN Method.

  • Ethyl Ester EPA 90% - 870mg/g up
  • Ethyl Ester EPA 80% - 770mg/g up
  • Ethyl Ester EPA 70% - 680mg/g up
  • Ethyl Ester DHA 80% - 710mg/g ∼720mg/g
  • Ethyl Ester DHA 70% - 620mg/g ∼630mg/g