An Ingredient for Better Health and Development

Countless health and growth benefits to animals, humans and plants make omega-3 fatty acids a popular ingredient in food, feed and fertilizers.

Animal
Fish meal is used in the animal feed industry as a high-energy protein source with a complete amino acid profile making fish meal one of nature's best protein sources. Fish oil contains the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, which improves the development and health of animals. And, liquid fish protein concentrates are added to aquaculture and livestock diets as an attractant and to improve palatability.

For more information, please visit the animal research page.

 

Human
Scientific research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may improve the health of mind and body, while reducing the risk of heart disease.

For more information, please visit the human research page.

 

Plant
Studies have shown that our fish soluble products produce a positive effect on the development of various plants, including:

  • Increased yield
  • Stronger stand
  • Enhanced root and plant growth
  • Support of microbial populations
For more information, please visit the plant research page.

 

 

Omega-3 Timeline:

  • 1929

    George and Mildred Burr

    Discovered certain fats are essential for growth and survival in rats—not just for the metabolism of fat soluble vitamins or caloric intake

  • 1950

    Ralph Holman

    Discovered linolenic acid is a precursor of AA and that ALA is a precursor for DHA and EPA

  • 1967

    Discovered trout raised with corn oil as sole dietary fat suffer high mortality; as a result, trout became first animal requiring omega-3 as an essential fatty acid

  • 1972

    Hans Olaf Blang and Jorn Dyerberg

    Found Greenland Inuit people to have lower incidence of heart disease compared to that of the Danes, despite a diet rich in fat and blubber

  • 1972

    Michael Crawford

    Proved DHA important to brain function

  • 1973

    William Lands

    Discovered prostaglandins made from omega-3 fatty acids less inflammatory than those from omega-6 fatty acids; fish oil found to treat patients with arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, dysmennorhea and other inflammatory diseases

  • 1975

    Robert Anderson

    Found DHA is a key part of the eye's photoreceptor

  • 1977

    World Health Organization

    Concluded all infant formula should closely resemble that of breast milk, including balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids

  • 1982

    Ralph Holman

    Omega-3 fatty acids added to enteral nutrition and found to be essential to human nutrition

  • 1985

    Found imbalance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids leads to numerous diseases

  • 1987

    Leonard Strolien

    Discovered fish oil to prevent insulin resistance and obesity

  • 1989

    DART and GISSI study

    Found omega-3 fatty acids to prevent death from heart attacks: one serving a week of fish reduces the risk of heart attacks significantly

  • 1989

    Dennis Hoffman

    Linked reduced visual and mental acuity with formula not fortified with omega-3 fatty acids

  • 1995

    Alexander Leaf

    Discovered omega-3 fatty acid to prevent arrhythmia and sudden heart attacks

  • 1999

    Joseph Hibbeln

    Linked increased risk of depression and bi-polar disease to lack of omega-3 fatty acids