Sports Research Triple Strength Omega-3: what the IFOS report shows
Last reviewed July 2026.
This is what the paperwork behind Omega-3 Fish Oil, Triple Strength, 1250 mg, 180 Softgels actually says. The tested lot (UC260228) 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: 732 mg per serving
- Measured DHA: 336 mg per serving
- Combined EPA+DHA: 1068 mg per serving — 107% of the 1000 mg label claim (over-delivers)
- TOTOX (freshness): 9.58 — acceptable (what TOTOX means)
- Heavy metals: every result marked IFOS-compliant in the tested lot (values below)
- Form: rTG (ethyl ester)
Read the IFOS report for lot UC260228 yourself ↗ — that document, not this page, is the source of truth.
Freshness, contaminants and heavy metals, from lot UC260228
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 | 1.61 meq/kg | 5 meq/kg | 5 meq/kg |
| Anisidine value | 6.36 | 20 | 20 |
| TOTOX | 9.58 | 19.5 | 26 |
| Acid value | 0.48 mg KOH/g | 3 mg KOH/g | — |
| PCBs | 0.596 ppb | 45 ppb | 90 ppb |
| Dioxins and furans | 0.182 ppt WHO-TEQ | 1 ppt WHO-TEQ | 1.75 ppt WHO-TEQ |
| Dioxin-like PCBs | 0.0398 ppt WHO-TEQ | 1.5 ppt WHO-TEQ | 3 ppt WHO-TEQ |
| Mercury | <0.0124 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm |
| Lead | 0.0076 ppm | 0.05 ppm | 0.05 ppm |
| Cadmium | <0.0017 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm |
| Inorganic arsenic | <0.02 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm |
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 $67.54 for 180 servings (iherb.com, 2026-07-03, not Amazon's price; check it on Amazon ↗), this works out to $0.35 per gram of measured EPA+DHA — #5 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 Sports Research Triple Strength Omega-3 third-party tested?
Yes — lot UC260228 was tested under the IFOS program; the certificate is public and linked from this page.
How much EPA and DHA does Sports Research Triple Strength Omega-3 contain per serving?
The tested batch measured 732 mg EPA and 336 mg DHA — 1068 mg combined EPA+DHA per serving, 107% of the 1000 mg label claim.
What is the TOTOX of Sports Research Triple Strength Omega-3?
9.58, from lot UC260228's IFOS certificate (peroxide 1.61 meq/kg, anisidine 6.36), read 2026-10-04. IFOS's limit is 19.5 and GOED's is 26.
Does Sports Research Triple Strength Omega-3 contain heavy metals?
Sports Research Triple Strength Omega-3, lot UC260228: mercury <0.0124 ppm, lead 0.0076 ppm, cadmium <0.0017 ppm, inorganic arsenic <0.02 ppm, each marked IFOS-compliant (certificate read 2026-10-04).
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