Micro Ingredients Triple Strength Omega-3 Review
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Consider it if you want a big EPA+DHA dose for very little money and accept an unverified paper trail. The panel prints 1,200 mg EPA and 900 mg DHA per 3-softgel serving at about $0.20 per gram, but it prints no omega-3 form, Micro Ingredients names no testing lab and the brand is not on the IFOS list.
$33.29 / 240 softgels (80 servings)~$0.42 / 3-softgel serving (about $0.20 per gram of EPA+DHA)
Why It Scores 7.9 — And The Label Line Behind Each Number
EPA+DHA dose + form
30% of scoreThe dose is the strength here: 1,200 mg EPA and 900 mg DHA per serving, with 190 mg of other omega-3 fatty acids listed separately, so every line of the omega-3 is on the panel. The ratio is EPA-leaning (about 1.3:1) and one serving already sits in the 2-4 g window the cardiovascular reviews use. The weak point is the form: the panel prints no triglyceride or ethyl ester wording, and the list's own rule is to assume the weaker form when the label does not name the better one. It also takes 3 softgels to get there. That puts it level with Wiley's Finest (8.0, a verified ethyl ester) and below Viva Naturals (9.0), which prints rTG for a similar EPA+DHA dose from 2 softgels.
- Active form
- Omega-3 fish oil softgel; triglyceride vs ethyl ester form is not printed on the pouch
- Per serving
- 3 softgels = 4,200 mg fish oil: 2,290 mg total omega-3 (EPA 1,200 mg, DHA 900 mg, other omega-3 fatty acids 190 mg)
IFOS / oxidation + heavy-metal testing
25% of scoreThe pouch prints a Third Party Lab Tested seal and the brand FAQ says products are tested for heavy metals and micro-organisms. No lab is named, no certificate of analysis is linked, no oxidation (TOTOX) result is published, and the Nutrasource directory lists no Micro Ingredients brand or product (searched October 18, 2026). The other-ingredients line also lists no antioxidant such as tocopherol, which siblings like Viva Naturals and Sports Research print. That is a plausible claim with no paper trail, the same step as Minami (7.0), below Now Foods (7.5, lot-coded testing with a certificate on request) and well below Viva (9.0, IFOS and Labdoor seals printed).
- Testing
- Third Party Lab Tested seal printed; no lab named; no certificate of analysis linked; not listed at the Nutrasource IFOS directory (checked October 18, 2026); no oxidation figure published
- Certifications
- None verified. The pouch prints three seals: manufactured in a cGMP facility, Non-GMO, Third Party Lab Tested. No IFOS, MSC, Friend of the Sea, NSF or Informed Sport mark.
Source sustainability + provenance
20% of scoreThe label names the fish in its allergen line: anchovies and sardines, which are small, low-mercury forage species. 'Wild caught' appears on the listing, a gallery tile and the brand's product page, which adds Norwegian origin, but none of that is printed on the panel side of the pouch, and there is no MSC or Friend of the Sea mark. That matches Viva Naturals (7.5: named small fish, no certified chain of custody) and sits below Sports Research and Wiley's Finest (10, MSC chain of custody confirmed) and Nordic Naturals (9.0, Friend of the Sea).
- Source
- Fish (anchovies, sardines) per the label; wild-caught and Norwegian origin per the listing and brand page only
Cost per gram EPA+DHA
15% of score$33.29 for 80 servings is about $0.42 a serving. At 2,100 mg of EPA+DHA that is about $0.20 per gram, computed from the buy-box price we saw on October 18, 2026. The Now Foods review states $0.40 per gram, its best-value score of 10, so this bottle is cheaper per gram again and takes the same top step. Price is a tie-breaker in our method, and the low price is exactly why this review is worth reading carefully: the savings come with an undocumented form and testing record.
- Pack size
- 240 softgels · 80 servings · about 80 days at one serving (3 softgels) a day
- Price
- $33.29 for 240 softgels = about $0.42 per 3-softgel serving ($0.14 per softgel) = about $0.20 per gram of EPA+DHA (Amazon buy box, checked October 18, 2026)
Real-world response + tolerance
10% of scoreA serving is 3 softgels, against 2 for Viva Naturals and 1 for Sports Research, and the softgel is gelatin, bovine per the brand FAQ. Natural lemon oil is in the shell, and the front says Burpless Formulation, but we found no enteric coating on the other-ingredients line and have no tolerance data of our own. Viva Naturals scores 8.0 on the same line for a plain softgel at 2 per serving and very high review volume; this bottle scores a half-step under it for the extra softgel and the unconfirmed burpless claim.
- Inactives
- Softgel (gelatin, glycerin, natural lemon oil, purified water); the panel declares no antioxidant and no enteric-coating ingredient
- More Specs
- Allergens
- Contains: Fish (anchovies, sardines). Free of: soy, dairy, gluten and tree nuts
- Manufacturer
- Micro Ingredients, Montclair, CA (distributor address on the pouch)
Label verified. Every figure read from the Supplement Facts photo, Oct 18, 2026.
Marketing Claims Vs. Reality
1,200 mg EPA + 900 mg DHA per serving.
The Supplement Facts panel prints EPA 1,200 mg and DHA 900 mg per serving of 3 softgels, with Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids 2,290 mg and Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids 190 mg. The figure is per 3 softgels, not per softgel.
Triple strength omega-3, 4,200 mg per serving.
True as a weight of fish oil: the panel prints Omega-3 Fish Oil 4,200 mg. The omega-3 itself is 2,290 mg, and EPA plus DHA is 2,100 mg. Read the EPA and DHA lines, not the front number.
Burpless enteric-coated softgels.
The front says Burpless Formulation and the back describes burpless, enteric-coated technology. The other-ingredients line lists gelatin, glycerin, natural lemon oil and purified water and no enteric-coating ingredient, so the coating is a claim we could not see on the panel.
Third-party lab tested for quality and consistency.
A Third Party Lab Tested seal is printed on the pouch and the brand FAQ says testing covers heavy metals and micro-organisms. No lab is named, no certificate is linked, no oxidation result is published, and the Nutrasource IFOS directory lists no Micro Ingredients brand (searched October 18, 2026).
Purified to remove heavy metals and other contaminants; wild-caught fish.
The back label says every batch is carefully purified and the fish are wild-caught, and it names anchovies and sardines. No heavy-metal values, batch report or MSC or Friend of the Sea mark backs it up, so these are the brand's own words.
Non-GMO; free of soy, dairy, gluten and tree nuts.
Printed on the pouch as a seal and a free-of line. No certifier mark such as the Non-GMO Project is shown. The ingredient list is short enough that the free-of line is plausible.
What Our Test Actually Found
The dose is real and sits in the trial window
1,200 mg EPA plus 900 mg DHA is 2,100 mg of EPA+DHA in one 3-softgel serving, every number printed on the panel. That is the 2-4 g range the cardiovascular reviews work with (Mozaffarian 2011), reached without a second serving, and it is more than twice what a single-softgel product like Sports Research or Wiley's Finest delivers. The price of reaching it is 3 softgels a day.
The panel does not say which form this is
Nothing on the pouch says triglyceride, rTG or ethyl ester. The oil is a concentrate (2,290 mg of omega-3 in 4,200 mg of oil), so it is not natural fish oil, but concentrates come in both forms. In the head-to-head trial the triglyceride form absorbed 30-50% better (Dyerberg 2010), which is why Viva Naturals and Sports Research print theirs. If form matters to you, email the brand and ask; until it answers, treat it as the weaker form.
Third Party Lab Tested has no name behind it
The pouch prints the seal and the brand FAQ repeats it, limited to heavy metals and micro-organisms. Neither names a lab or links a certificate, and nothing we found reports oxidation, which is the main quality risk in fish oil. The Nutrasource directory, which runs IFOS, has no Micro Ingredients brand while Sports Research and Viva Naturals Inc. are on it. Absence from a list is not proof of a failed test; it means there is nothing for us to check. Ask the brand for the lot's certificate of analysis if it matters to you.
The burpless claim is not visible on the panel
Burpless, enteric-coated softgels are the headline feature on the back of the pouch, yet the other-ingredients line shows a plain gelatin, glycerin and water shell with natural lemon oil. NOW Foods lists its enteric coating on its own panel. Lemon oil may help with the fish taste, but treat the burpless promise as unconfirmed and take the softgels with a meal. The panel also declares no antioxidant, so keep the pouch cool and dry as the label says and smell-test the oil.
Cheap per gram, and the savings are real
At $33.29 for 80 servings the cost is about $0.20 per gram of EPA+DHA, half the $0.40 per gram the Now Foods review states, and about $12.50 a month at one serving a day. Our method treats price as a tie-breaker, so this does not outrank documented bottles. It does mean that if you accept the unknowns, you are not overpaying for them.
Full analysis: all pros & cons (8), buy if / skip if
- 1,200 mg EPA + 900 mg DHA per serving, all printed on the panel
- About $0.20 per gram of EPA+DHA at the buy-box price we checked
- 240-softgel pouch is about 80 days at one serving a day
- Lemon-flavored softgel; panel names anchovies and sardines
- The panel prints no triglyceride or ethyl ester form
- Third Party Lab Tested names no lab and the brand is not on the IFOS list
- 3 softgels a day; the burpless enteric-coating claim is not on the other-ingredients line
- No antioxidant on the panel and no oxidation figure published
- You want the most EPA+DHA per dollar and will take 3 softgels a day
- You want 1,200 mg EPA and 900 mg DHA in one serving, a balanced EPA-leaning mix
- You like a lemon-flavored softgel and a 240-softgel pouch (about 80 days at one serving)
- You want a printed triglyceride form; the panel prints none, and Viva Naturals and Sports Research do
- You want a testing record you can check; no lab is named and the brand is not on the IFOS list
- You need a vegetarian or fish-free product; the softgel is gelatin (bovine per the brand FAQ) and the oil is fish
- You want one softgel a day; Sports Research and Wiley's Finest are single-softgel
Each 3-softgel serving delivers 1,200 mg EPA and 900 mg DHA, every figure on the panel, for about $0.42 a serving and about $0.20 per gram of EPA+DHA, well under the $0.40 per gram the Now Foods review states. The panel prints no triglyceride or ethyl ester form, the Third Party Lab Tested seal names no lab, and the brand is not in the Nutrasource IFOS directory. Viva Naturals carries a similar dose with the rTG form and IFOS and Labdoor seals printed on its label. A reasonable budget buy if you will take 3 softgels a day and accept the unknowns; Viva or Nordic Naturals if you want proof.
Micro Ingredients Triple Strength Omega-3 Fish Oil is a lemon-flavored fish oil sold on Amazon as a 240-softgel pouch. The Supplement Facts panel is short and clear: a serving is 3 softgels, and it holds 4,200 mg of fish oil with 2,290 mg of total omega-3, of which EPA is 1,200 mg and DHA is 900 mg. That is a serious dose, in the 2-4 g range the cardiovascular trials used. The Amazon offer we checked on October 18, 2026 was $33.29 for 80 servings, about $0.42 a serving or about $0.20 per gram of EPA+DHA, which is cheap. What the pouch does not give you is documentation. The panel prints no triglyceride or ethyl ester form and no antioxidant, the burpless enteric-coating claim is not matched by anything in the other-ingredients line, and the Third Party Lab Tested seal names no lab. A search of the Nutrasource directory, which runs the IFOS fish-oil program, found no Micro Ingredients listing. It is a fair buy for the dose and the price, not for the testing record.
A big dose at a low price, bought on trust.
Micro Ingredients Triple Strength Omega-3 is a fair choice for someone who wants a lot of EPA and DHA for little money. The panel is honest and complete on the part that matters most: 1,200 mg EPA and 900 mg DHA per 3-softgel serving, about $0.20 per gram on the price we checked, in a 240-softgel pouch that lasts about 80 days. What holds the score at 7.9 is everything the pouch does not show. It prints no omega-3 form, names no testing lab, publishes no oxidation result, is not in the Nutrasource IFOS directory and lists no antioxidant, and its burpless enteric-coating claim is not matched by the other-ingredients line. Viva Naturals delivers about the same EPA+DHA dose with rTG, IFOS and Labdoor seals printed, and Nordic Naturals gives you a lot-number certificate of analysis. Pick Micro Ingredients for the price per gram, ask the brand for a certificate of analysis, and take the softgels with a meal.
If This Doesn’t Fit — Try These
Viva Naturals Triple-Strength Omega-3 Fish Oil
About the same EPA+DHA dose from 2 softgels, with the rTG form, IFOS and Labdoor seals printed on the label and fish-gelatin softgels.
Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega 1280 mg
Re-esterified triglyceride with a lot-number certificate of analysis on the brand's site and Friend of the Sea seal.
Now Foods Ultra Omega-3 Softgels
500 mg EPA and 250 mg DHA per enteric-coated softgel, with the coating printed on its panel and a long brand QC record.
Quick Answers
How much EPA and DHA is in a serving of Micro Ingredients Triple Strength Omega-3?
The Supplement Facts panel prints 1,200 mg EPA and 900 mg DHA per serving, and a serving is 3 softgels. That is 2,100 mg of EPA+DHA a serving, with a further 190 mg of other omega-3 fatty acids bringing total omega-3 to 2,290 mg. The 4,200 mg on the front is the weight of the fish oil, not the omega-3. At 80 servings in the 240-softgel pouch, one serving a day lasts about 80 days.
Is the omega-3 a triglyceride or an ethyl ester?
The panel does not say. It prints Omega-3 Fish Oil, Total Omega-3 Fatty Acids, EPA, DHA and Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids, with no 'as TG', 'rTG' or 'ethyl ester' wording anywhere on the pouch. That matters because triglyceride-form omega-3 absorbed 30-50% better than ethyl ester in the head-to-head trial (Dyerberg 2010). Two softgels of Viva Naturals print 'as rTG' for a similar EPA+DHA dose, and Sports Research prints 'as TG'. With more than half the oil by weight being omega-3 (2,290 mg of 4,200 mg), this is a concentrate, but we cannot tell you which form it is. Ask Micro Ingredients (info@microingredients.com is printed on the pouch) before you assume either.
Is Micro Ingredients Triple Strength fish oil IFOS-certified or third-party tested?
We could not verify it. The pouch carries a round Third Party Lab Tested seal and the brand's FAQ says its products are tested for heavy metals and micro-organisms, but neither names a lab and no certificate of analysis is linked. We searched the Nutrasource certified-products directory, which runs the IFOS fish-oil program, on October 18, 2026: Micro Ingredients is not among its 434 brands, while Sports Research and Viva Naturals Inc. are. We found no published oxidation (TOTOX) figure. The claim is plausible; it is simply unchecked.
Is the 'burpless enteric-coated' claim on the label?
The front says Burpless Formulation and the back says the softgels use burpless, enteric-coated technology with natural lemon. The other-ingredients line, though, lists only gelatin, glycerin, natural lemon oil and purified water. NOW Foods prints its enteric-coating components on its own panel; this panel prints none. The lemon oil is there and may mask the fish note, but we could not confirm an enteric coating from the label. The brand's FAQ also says the softgel gelatin is bovine.
How does it compare with Viva Naturals Triple-Strength, which has a similar dose?
On the panel, almost the same EPA+DHA dose: about 2,100 mg here from 3 softgels, about 2,070 mg for Viva from 2 softgels. Viva prints the rTG form, IFOS and Labdoor seals, and uses fish-gelatin softgels with mixed tocopherols; this panel prints none of those. What Micro Ingredients offers is a lower cost per gram of EPA+DHA on the price we checked and a lemon-flavored softgel. If the paper trail matters to you, Viva is the better-documented bottle at a similar dose.
What does it cost per day and per gram?
The Amazon offer on October 18, 2026 was $33.29 for 240 softgels. That is 80 servings at about $0.42 each, or about $0.14 a softgel. At 2,100 mg of EPA+DHA a serving it works out to about $0.20 per gram of EPA+DHA. At one serving a day that is roughly $12.50 a month. The Subscribe & Save price was lower, and prices move, so check the listing before you buy.
Sources & Further Reading
3 peer-reviewed sources, each linked to PubMed
- [1] Dyerberg 2010 (TG vs EE bioavailability) PMID 20638827 — Bioavailability of marine n-3 fatty acid formulations. Direct head-to-head bioavailability comparison of omega-3 forms: triglyceride (TG) and re-esterified triglyceride (rTG) forms showed 30-50% higher EPA+DHA incorporation into blood lipids than ethyl ester (EE) at identical doses. The trial that anchored the 'buy TG form' recommendation across the entire supplement category.
- [2] Mozaffarian 2011 PMID 22051327 — Omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: effects on risk factors, molecular pathways, and clinical events. Comprehensive review of omega-3 effects on cardiovascular risk: triglyceride reduction of 10-33% at 2-4 g/day, modest blood pressure reduction, anti-arrhythmic effects, reduced platelet aggregation. The reference review for the cardiovascular mechanism map and the dose justification behind 2-4 g/day cardiovascular protocols.
- [3] Harris 2008 (Omega-3 Index) PMID 15208005 — The omega-3 index: a new risk factor for death from coronary heart disease?. Defined the Omega-3 Index (RBC EPA+DHA as % of total fatty acids) as a cardiovascular risk biomarker. An index of 8%+ associated with the lowest CHD mortality; the modern Western average sits at 4-5%. The biomarker most fish-oil intervention trials now use as their primary surrogate endpoint.
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