One of the most commonly asked questions at our OO website is: How many Omega 3's of EPA and DHA are there per "Teaspoon" of your fish oil? We could go into some elaborate weighings of teaspoons, but, that would be somewhat meaningless, since different people might fill a"teaspoon" to different levels.


Even different teaspoons from different, or the same, manufacturers would hold different amounts. A teaspoon out of the kitchen drawer is not designed to be used as a precision measuring device. The answer is somewhat scientific in its composition.

Because the fish oil is derived from a living source, you have to recognize the fact that different batches of oil will have slightly differing specific gravities.

Since the fatty acid composition will vary with what the fish consumed,
the EPA and DHA will vary from batch to batch.

Best Calculations would be as follows:
one standard teaspoon has a
nominal volume of 5 ml.

OO Plus and OO Gold fish oil both have a specific gravity of 0.9293,
Rounded up to make it 0.93.

Therefore, a teaspoon will hold approximately 4.65 grams, or 4650
milligrams.

Both OO-G and OO-P have an EPA range listed at 11-15, with a typical
average of 14.16%. My latest data has the EPA at
12.73 based on an annual production composite sample. Utilizing a
value of 13% .

OO-G and OO-P have a DHA range listed at 9-13 and 11-15, respectively.
Both have mean values of 10.26%. Again, based on the annual production
composite samples, the latest data has the values at 12.31%.
Utilizing 12%, the theorem would extend out as follows:

EPA: 1 tsp = 4650 mg (with 13% EPA) = 604.5 mg EPA.
(I'd round that to 600 mg)

DHA: 1 tsp = 4650 mg (with 12% DHA) = 558.0 mg DHA.
(I'd round that to 550 mg)

Conclusion:
per " tsp" of OO Fish Oil there are 600 mg of EPA and 550 mg of DHA