Salmon oil
Salmon oil is the body oil of salmon, usually recovered from heads, frames and trimmings left after filleting, either from farmed Atlantic salmon or wild Pacific salmon. The raw material is cooked and pressed or enzymatically processed, and the oil is then sold crude or refined. Unrefined grades keep a natural orange-pink color from astaxanthin. Brands buy it in bulk for softgels, liquid oils and pet products.
Suppliers sell different products under the same name. Specify the one you need.
Lightly processed oil that keeps natural color and some flavor, often sold for wild Alaskan salmon products.
Oil that has been refined, bleached and deodorized for lower odor and contaminants.
Grades are sold by species and origin, such as wild Pacific or farmed Atlantic, which changes the fatty acid profile.
Bulk oil supplied with added tocopherols for encapsulation.
Compare each result with your own specification when the lot arrives.
Store sealed under nitrogen, away from light, in a cool place; refrigerate after opening. Unrefined oil oxidizes faster than refined oil and should be used sooner. Shelf life is set by the supplier specification, with peroxide and anisidine values retested on aged stock.
EPA and DHA content and color vary by species, season and farmed or wild origin, so record the actual assay for each lot. Keep origin and species documentation with each lot if the label names them.
Facts from regulators and standards bodies, each linked to its source.
GRN 146, for salmon oil notified by Jedwards International, closed with FDA having no questions.
Source: hfpappexternal.fda.gov (opens in a new tab)Health Canada's fish oil monograph includes oil from the whole body of fish of the family Salmonidae among its source materials.
Source: webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)This is general information, not regulatory advice. Status differs by country and by how the ingredient is used, so check the rules for your product and market.
Manufacturers and distributors whose own websites say they sell it.
Manufacturer · Saskatoon, Canada
Canadian supplier of plant and marine oils, coconut and MCT oils, seeds and proteins in bulk and finished formats for food, supplement and pet nutrition brands.
Suppliers are in alphabetical order and none pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the supplier’s own website on the date shown. Ask for the specification sheet and a recent COA before you order, and confirm details with the supplier.
Common forms include unrefined or virgin, refined and deodorized, wild or farmed origin and softgel grade. Ask each supplier for the specification sheet of the exact grade they quote.
Expect ePA and DHA, peroxide, anisidine and TOTOX, dioxins, PCBs and metals, species identity and moisture and impurities, each with its method, specification and result for that lot.
Store sealed under nitrogen, away from light, in a cool place; refrigerate after opening. Unrefined oil oxidizes faster than refined oil and should be used sooner. Shelf life is set by the supplier specification, with peroxide and anisidine values retested on aged stock.
GRN 146, for salmon oil notified by Jedwards International, closed with FDA having no questions. Health Canada's fish oil monograph includes oil from the whole body of fish of the family Salmonidae among its source materials.
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