ArcticMed is not just fish oil. The formula consists of natural fish oils and laboratory-tested ultra-pure olive oil.
Olive oil is used here not for flavor. It helps protect fish oils from oxidation – due to its bioactive phenolic compounds and natural tocopherols (vitamin E). Olive oil also improves Omega-3 absorption.
Today, many olive oils are marketed emphasizing "high polyphenol content." However, the EFSA-approved health claim is not based on total polyphenol content – it is based on specific bioactive olive phenols, primarily hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives. These compounds are what allow the approved claim to be used:
"Olive oil polyphenols help protect blood lipids from oxidative stress."
This is important because blood lipid oxidation includes, among other things, the oxidation of LDL particles – a process often discussed in vascular health and atherosclerosis research.
To use this claim, 20 g of olive oil must contain at least 5 mg of hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives. This is a threshold reached by only a few olive oils on the market.
ArcticMed analyzes every batch to ensure the required amount. We only use olive oil that truly meets EFSA requirements – not just oil that "contains polyphenols."