Carlson Super Omega-3 Gems: what the IFOS report shows
Last reviewed July 2026.
This is what the paperwork behind Wild Caught Super Omega-3 Gems, 1200 mg, 100+30 Soft Gels actually says. The tested lot (SB017012) carries an IFOS certificate — the public, per-lot consumer report, and the numbers below come from that report, not from the label.
The tested numbers
- Measured EPA: 644 mg per serving
- Measured DHA: 452 mg per serving
- Combined EPA+DHA: 1096 mg per serving — 110% of the 1000 mg label claim (over-delivers)
- TOTOX (freshness): 17.21 — passing, but on the high side — worth knowing if freshness is your priority (what TOTOX means)
- Heavy metals: every result marked IFOS-compliant in the tested lot (values below)
- Form: EE (ethyl ester)
Read the IFOS report for lot SB017012 yourself ↗ — that document, not this page, is the source of truth.
Freshness, contaminants and heavy metals, from lot SB017012
Every result as printed on the IFOS certificate, read 2026-10-04; “<” means below the lab's reporting limit. The limits are the certificate's own and the GOED Voluntary Monograph (version 9.1).
| Test | Result | IFOS limit | GOED limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peroxide value | 3.45 meq/kg | 5 meq/kg | 5 meq/kg |
| Anisidine value | 10.31 | 20 | 20 |
| TOTOX | 17.21 | 19.5 | 26 |
| Acid value | 0.39 mg KOH/g | 3 mg KOH/g | — |
| PCBs | 0.364 ppb | 45 ppb | 90 ppb |
| Dioxins and furans | 0.193 ppt | 1 ppt | 1.75 ppt WHO-TEQ |
| Dioxin-like PCBs | 0.0269 ppt | 1.5 ppt | 3 ppt WHO-TEQ |
| Mercury | <0.0124 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm |
| Lead | <0.0066 ppm | 0.05 ppm | 0.05 ppm |
| Cadmium | <0.0016 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm |
| Total arsenic | <0.0066 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm (inorganic) |
Compared with the other fish oils: oxidation values by product · heavy metals by product
What a gram of it costs
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At $28.5 for 65 servings (iherb.com, 2026-07-03, not Amazon's price; check it on Amazon ↗), this works out to $0.40 per gram of measured EPA+DHA — #7 of 12 tested products we track. The sticker price and the per-gram price rank very differently; the full ranking shows exactly what beats it.
FAQ
Is Carlson Super Omega-3 Gems third-party tested?
Yes — lot SB017012 was tested under the IFOS program; the certificate is public and linked from this page.
How much EPA and DHA does Carlson Super Omega-3 Gems contain per serving?
The tested batch measured 644 mg EPA and 452 mg DHA — 1096 mg combined EPA+DHA per serving, 110% of the 1000 mg label claim.
What is the TOTOX of Carlson Super Omega-3 Gems?
17.21, from lot SB017012's IFOS certificate (peroxide 3.45 meq/kg, anisidine 10.31), read 2026-10-04. IFOS's limit is 19.5 and GOED's is 26.
Does Carlson Super Omega-3 Gems contain heavy metals?
Carlson Super Omega-3 Gems, lot SB017012: mercury <0.0124 ppm, lead <0.0066 ppm, cadmium <0.0016 ppm, total arsenic <0.0066 ppm, each marked IFOS-compliant (certificate read 2026-10-04).
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