Is Flax Seed oil a better source of Omega-3 fatty acid than Fish Oil?

Since you are asking on a vegetarian/vegan forum, I will tell you that flax seed oil is better.


Even if you were not asking on a vegetarian/vegan forum, I would tell you that flax oil is better.


Fish oil tastes rank. You have to eat a lot of capsules to get enough to really make a big difference.


Flax oil, if you keep it refrigerated and use it up within a month, has a nice nutty flavor, which will make you tend to want to use it and get your recommended 3 tablespoonsful a day (drizzle it on salads, blend it in smoothies, drizzle it on anything you are eating - just don't cook it - that deactivates the goodness)


It is better to use the flax oil in the bottle in the refrigerator section of your health food store because it is fresher, you can use it on your food rather than have to take a handful of capsules, and it tastes good.





With fish oil, you do not have much choice (if you use the oil from a bottle, it tastes rank (my mom says she used to try to run away from her mom chasing her with a spoonful of codliver oil) Besides all that, fish oil comes from fish that were killed. That is not very vegetarian.





A very good book which elaborates on flax seed oil is ';Fats That Kill, Fats That Heal'; by Udo Erasmus.Is Flax Seed oil a better source of Omega-3 fatty acid than Fish Oil?
If both are refrigerated, the flax seems to stay fresh longer.Is Flax Seed oil a better source of Omega-3 fatty acid than Fish Oil?
Flax is an excellent source of the essential omega acids. It also works super as an egg substitute in baking. I am allergic to eggs and use it daily. Fish oil is not appropriate for a vegetarian, and most often it comes from factory farmed fish, which are medicated and fed an unnatural diet of wheat, soy, corn, and fillers, and often has color added to their feed to make the meat more appealing. Thats lots of unnecessary toxins that pass into the oil. Flax will do the trick just fine-with no fishy breath!
Chia seeds have omega 3's too. Chia or flax don't have the cholesterol in fish oil. (Not the seeds in Chia pets...they are not food grade)





Chia seeds


http://www.thechiaseed.com/





Using the link above....


http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C0000鈥?/a> (flaxseeds)


Flaxseeds: Total Omega-3 fatty acids: 38,325 mg. for 168 grams





http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C0000鈥?/a>


Chia seeds 4,915 mg. per 28 grams ( or 29,490 mg. per 168 grams)








Flax seeds info


http://www.bellybytes.com/recipes/flaxse鈥?/a> (about flax seeds and a few recipes鈥croll down)


http://www.chooseveg.com/flax-smoothie.a鈥?/a> (blueberry flax banana smoothie video and how to make flax eggs substitute)


http://nccam.nih.gov/health/flaxseed/ind鈥?/a> (flaxseed info)
for your reference:





http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C0000鈥?/a>


Total Omega-3 fatty acids: 116202mg per 218 grams





http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C0000鈥?/a>


salmon Total Omega-3 fatty acids: 3971mg per 198grams





so my answer would be yes, flax seed oil has a higer concentration of omega 3 fatty acids. however, with the amount it contains, it would be easy to overdose. which is ofcourse fuitile as any excess will get flushed away in your urine.