What is the cheapest omega-3 per 1,000 mg of EPA+DHA?
Our pick for each type, each format ranked separately: Fish Oil, capsules, softgels and tablets: Nature Made Omega-3 from Fish Oil 1200 mg (100 softgels); Algal Oil: Momentous Vegan Omega-3 (60 capsules) (before delivery). Types with no certified product are listed below. Where to buy
Among capsules and softgels whose panel states EPA and DHA, the cheapest we track is Micro Ingredients Triple Strength Omega-3 Fish Oil 4,200 mg (240 softgels) at $0.208 per 1,000 mg of combined EPA+DHA, before delivery. That figure is what a fish oil is bought for, and it is not the milligrams of oil printed on the front of the bottle.
Every price below is per 1,000 mg of EPA+DHA read from the product's own panel: EPA plus DHA per serving, times servings, against the price. A 1,000 mg softgel that carries 300 mg of omega-3 needs more than three softgels to reach the same amount as one concentrated softgel, and the per-bottle price hides that entirely.
| Type | Cheapest per 1,000 mg | Units per 1,000 mg | Cheapest product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Oil | $0.208 | 1.4 | Micro Ingredients Triple Strength Omega-3 Fish Oil 4,200 mg (240 softgels) |
| Algal Oil | $0.416 | 2.5 | BulkSupplements.com Algal Oil Softgels (180 count) |
| Krill Oil | $0.728 | 5.0 | Micro Ingredients Antarctic Krill Oil 2,000 mg (240 softgels) |
Not in the table: 3 products in another format (Sports Research Omega-3 Fish Oil Liquid, Lemon (8 oz), Thorne Omega Superb, Lemon Berry (6.76 fl oz) and Nature Made Fish Oil Gummies (90 gummies)), each priced against their own format on the fish oil page, never against a softgel.
Not in the table: 4 products whose label does not say
These are listed on their category pages with their price and no price per dose, because their panels do not state EPA and DHA. Nothing is derived from a total omega-3 figure or an oil weight. The reason is on its own page.
- BulkSupplements.com Fish Oil 1000 mg Softgels (240 count), $28.97 a bottle
- Sports Research DHA 700 Omega-3, Wild Caught (90 softgels), $34.95 a bottle (last known price, Oct 17)
- Sports Research Vegan DHA 700 Omega-3 from Algae Oil (90 veggie softgels), $34.95 a bottle (last known price, Oct 17)
- BulkSupplements.com Krill Oil Softgels (120 count), $24.97 a bottle
Fish, algal and krill oil are different products and are never ranked against each other for a pick. Absorption is not compared, because it is not measured here. Where a form has a single product, its row is one company's price, not a market.
Where to buy: the pick for each type
The pick is the cheapest certified product, at the exact package sold where the certifier names packages, with no adverse finding on record, a price its retailer let us read recently, and no more than a year’s supply at the label’s serving; per delivered dose where the retailer publishes a delivery rate. Where none does, it is the cheapest such product before delivery, and it says how far the order is from free delivery. It is the same pick the category page shows.
How these lines are chosen
Among 54 products and 54 retailer listings we track; Amazon and Walmart are not included. A month is thirty doses of the size in the heading, priced the same way as the per-dose figure beside it. “Delivery known” ranks only products whose retailer publishes a delivery rate; a cheaper product with an unpublished rate is on its own line, or in the full list below.
A pick has to be independently certified, at the exact package sold where the certifier names packages, with no recall or failed test, a price its retailer let us read recently, and no more than a year’s supply at the label’s serving. Where the retailer publishes no delivery rate, the pick is priced before delivery and says so. Nothing we track here clears all of those yet. This one clears the certification bar; what holds it back is on its line:
A pick has to be independently certified, at the exact package sold where the certifier names packages, with no recall or failed test, a price its retailer let us read recently, and no more than a year’s supply at the label’s serving. Where the retailer publishes no delivery rate, the pick is priced before delivery and says so. Nothing we track here clears all of those yet. This one misses at least one bar, and says which:
How these lines are chosen
Among 4 products and 4 retailer listings we track; Amazon and Walmart are not included. A month is thirty doses of the size in the heading, priced the same way as the per-dose figure beside it. “Delivery known” ranks only products whose retailer publishes a delivery rate; a cheaper product with an unpublished rate is on its own line, or in the full list below. No product here that clears every other bar publishes a delivery rate below its free-delivery threshold, so the pick is priced before delivery.
A pick has to be independently certified, at the exact package sold where the certifier names packages, with no recall or failed test, a price its retailer let us read recently, and no more than a year’s supply at the label’s serving. Where the retailer publishes no delivery rate, the pick is priced before delivery and says so. Nothing we track here clears all of those yet. This one misses at least one bar, and says which:
- Why does my fish oil label not say how much EPA and DHA it has?
- Which fish oil and omega-3 brands are third-party tested?
- How many fish oil capsules make 1,000 mg of EPA and DHA?
- What is the cheapest NSF certified fish oil or omega-3?
- Krill oil vs fish oil: which costs less per dose of EPA and DHA?
- Is Sports Research fish oil third party tested?
Full comparison of every product in this category: Omega-3. Every question we answer: the question index.
What this rests on: prices we last recorded at the retailer named on each product page, which go stale, and each page says when it was checked; the products we track, not every product sold, and Amazon and Walmart are not among the stores; listings and labels read at the source, each linked from the page. Found an error? Tell us. The full method: How we compare.