PRODUCT QUALITY
Golden Omega’s key advantages related to the state-of-the-art facility uniquely and strategically located near the fishing resource, strong R&D orientation and novel patented processes allow us to be a step beyond in quality and purity for all our Omega-3 concentrates.
Very low in heavy metals
HEAVY METALS
Golden Omega’s novel patented purification process (Second Generation Stripping Technology)*, combined with the fact that we use only anchovy from the waters of the South Pacific Ocean in our products, allow us to offer Omega-3 concentrates with extremely low levels of heavy metals. Golden Omega’s typical values for heavy metals are orders of magnitude lower than the maximum levels set by the GOED Voluntary Monograph for these heavy metals in these products, as shown in the graph below.
HEAVY METALS AND INORGANIC AS MAX. VALUES IN GOED VOLUNTARY MONOGRAPH V/S GOLDEN OMEGA’S TYPICAL VALUES**
* Patent #US8258330
** Commercial specifications could show different limits for these parameters.
Very low in persistent organic pollutants
PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
Golden Omega’s novel patented purification process (Second Generation Stripping Technology)*, combined with the fact that we use only anchovy from the waters of the South Pacific Ocean in our products, allow us to offer Omega-3 concentrates with extremely low levels of contaminants and pollutants. Golden Omega’s typical values for these contaminants are significantly lower than the maximum levels set by the GOED Voluntary Monograph or EU directives for these products, as shown in the graph below.
PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS VALUES IN GOED VOLUNTARY MONOGRAPH OR EU DIRECTIVE V/S GO’s TYPICAL VALUES**
* Patent #US8258330
** Commercial specifications could show different limits for these parameters.
Very low in contaminants and impurities
CONTAMINANTS AND IMPURITIES
Golden Omega is devoted to produce high quality Omega-3 concentrates. For this purpose, we control and evaluate a full range of contaminants and impurities, beyond current regulations. Some of them are shown in the table below:
- Cholesterol
- Phytanic acid
- MCPD and glycidyl esters
- Chlorinated paraffins
- Residual solvents
- Plasticizers
- Polybrominated fire retardants
- Organophosphurus pesticides
- Bisphenol A
- Organochlorine Pesticides and Pyrethroides
- Organotyn compound
- Total microbial count
- Escherichia coli
- Clostridium perfringens
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Lysteria monocytogenes
- Yeast and molds
- Bile-tolerant bacteria
- Nitrosamine
- Histamine
- Mycotoxine
- Radiactivity
- Elements: Al, B, Cu, Fe, Cr, I, Mn, Ni, P, Sb
Very low in oxidation parameters
OXIDATION PARAMETERS
Golden Omega’s Omega-3 concentrates are extremely low in peroxide value, p-anisidine value and TOTOX, several times below the maximum values set up in the GOED Voluntary Monograph as shown in the following graph. This remarkable performance on this relevant quality aspect is the result of the combination of all our strategical advantages. These include access to high quality crude fish oil due to our strategical location, the careful way the oil is treated along the whole production process, our proprietary developments, state-of-the-art facility and novel patented processes.
OXIDATION PARAMETERS MAX. VALUES IN GOED VOLUNTARY MONOGRAPH VS. GO’s TYPICAL VALUES**
* Patent #US8258330
** Commercial specifications could show different limits for these parameters.
In addition to these traditional oxidation parameters, following the need of the industry to have a better understanding of oxidation, Golden Omega, internally and in cooperation with external labs, has been actively working on measuring in our Omega-3 concentrates the volatile secondary oxidation compounds, such as ethylfuran, penten-3-one, penten-3-ol, pentenal, penten-1-ol, hexenal, octenal, nonadienal and decadienal. We have found that the levels of these compounds in Golden Omega’s concentrates are very close to the detection limits for all of them. This is an additional testimony of the high purity of Golden Omega’s Omega-3 concentrates. Please contact us for more details about this subject.
An outstanding sensory profile
SENSORY PROFILE
The sensory profile (taste, smell) is a determinant factor for the ability to use the Omega-3 concentrates in various delivery applications. Due to the high purity and extremely low levels of oxidative compounds, Golden Omega’s Omega-3 concentrates offer a superior quality in this aspect.
Extremely clear Omega-3 concentrates
A QUALITY AND PURITY YOU CAN SEE
The continuous improvement in the quality and purity of Omega-3 concentrates is Golden Omega’s motivation and a powerful tool for our clients to position their branded Omega-3 products in the very high end of the quality range. Proprietary developments allow Golden Omega to offer the Omega-3 concentrates with an extremely clear appearance.
Golden Omega’s product specifications are:
EE Concentrates: Color Gardner ≤ 1.5
TG Concentrates: Color Gardner ≤ 2.0