Sports Research Alaskan Omega-3 Fish Oil (Triple Strength)

1. Ingredients 20% of the rating 5 of 5

   Five plain items and nothing else: pollock oil, fish gelatin, glycerin, water and tocopherols. No flavor or color, and the label gives EPA, DHA and the triglyceride form.

2. Freshness & purity testing 35% of the rating 5 of 5

   83 published IFOS lot reports, all within limits (TOTOX 2.0 to 11.1), and Consumer Reports’ blind test (reported April 2026), which no maker paid for, found a Sports Research Triple Strength oil met all its standards.

3. Sourcing 15% of the rating 4 of 5

   One named species and region, wild Alaska pollock, and an MSC chain-of-custody code that MSC’s directory confirms. Pollock is not a small oily fish, and the MSC listing is company-level and is attacked in a 2026 lawsuit against Amazon.

4. Trust 15% of the rating 3 of 5

   No recall, FDA warning letter or Prop 65 notice for this oil. But three Prop 65 lead notices name Sports Research for other products (2021, 2024, 2026), it settled a class action over its MCT oil and turmeric products (claims closed in 2021), a class was certified in 2022 over its Garcinia Cambogia, and it was sued in 2023 over a keto supplement’s “naturally flavored” claim. This listing is named in a 2026 suit against Amazon.

5. Value 15% of the rating 4 of 5

   About $0.33 per gram of EPA plus DHA at the archived $27.95, about $0.37 at the $31.63 the brand charges on Amazon and Walmart, and $0.38 at Vitacost’s $32.75. Only Kirkland is clearly cheaper.

The rating, 4.4 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank omega-3 & fish oil and our standard.

• Vitacost (opens in a new tab) approx. $33 for 90 softgels; approx. $59 for 180. Vitacost says it sources directly from brands or authorized distributors, with no third-party resellers. Best-by 08/31/2029 when we looked.
• Amazon (opens in a new tab) approx. $32 for 90 softgels. Sold by Sports Research (the brand) and shipped by Amazon. Pick the “From Alaska” style in the 90-count size: the “Mini Capsule” styles are a different, smaller-capsule oil.
• Walmart (opens in a new tab) approx. $32 for 90 softgels. Sold by Sports Research (the brand’s own Walmart seller account).

Prices as we saw them on October 23, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

1. Wild Alaska pollock fish oil concentrate (1,250 mg)
2. Fish gelatin (tilapia-sourced)
3. Vegetable glycerin
4. Purified water
5. Tocopherols

• Independent Consumer Reports April 2026

  Bought 21 fish oil products between September 2024 and January 2025, labeled the samples blind and tested two or three lots of each, from January to May 2025, for EPA and DHA, oxidation, heavy metals, PCBs, dioxins and breakup in the gut. “Sports Research Omega-3 Fish Oil Triple Strength Softgels” met all of CR’s standards: no signs of rancidity, label amounts met, contaminants under its limits. CR does not say which of Sports Research’s oils it bought, but Triple Strength is the name on this one. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Paid certification IFOS (Nutrasource) October 2026

  83 reports for the 1,250 mg softgel (80 lot numbers) are listed (expiring 02/2027 to 08/2029), and we read each one. All are within IFOS limits: TOTOX 1.96 to 11.08 (median 5.60), peroxide at most 3.64 meq/kg, anisidine at most 6.72, mercury below 0.0125 ppm, lead at most 0.0245 ppm, PCBs at most 2.32 ppb. EPA tested at 702 to 843 mg and DHA at 281 to 356 mg a softgel against claims of 690 and 260. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Paid certification IGEN (Nutrasource) October 2026

  Nutrasource lists the product as passing its test for genetically engineered proteins and genes. This is a GMO test only. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Paid certification ConsumerLab (omega-3 review, listed) October 2026

  Listed among the 19 products in its omega-3 review (updated 19 October 2026). ConsumerLab says 10 were selected by its staff and 9 passed through its paid Quality Certification Program, and its public page does not say which route this product took, so we do not count it as independent. The summary says quality was generally high and one product failed freshness testing; it does not say which. We could not see this product’s result. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Does it taste or smell rancid? Some buyers report fishy burps.

Reddit threads from 2025 ask about fishy burps (opens in a new tab) and about a bottle that smelled like an aquarium while the capsules did not (opens in a new tab). We have not handled a bottle. IFOS’s lot reports show low oxidation, but a lab number cannot rule out a bad bottle; a strong rancid smell from the softgels is a reason to return it. Take it with a meal.

Is Alaska pollock really sustainable, and does the MSC mark mean much?

MSC’s directory confirms the company certificate for walleye pollock. A class action filed against Amazon on 31 July 2026 (opens in a new tab) lists this product’s Amazon listing among seafood it calls greenwashed, and says MSC’s standards are weaker than shoppers assume because fisheries pay for their audits. These are allegations, and Sports Research is not a defendant.

Which Sports Research fish oil is this one?

Nutrasource’s entry for it also holds a half-strength “Mini Gels” oil (345 mg EPA and 130 mg DHA claimed), and the company sells a sockeye salmon oil as well. Amazon’s listing also offers “Mini Capsule” sizes of a smaller-capsule pollock oil. This page covers the 1,250 mg Alaska pollock softgel, so check the front of the bottle.

Has anyone with no stake in the result tested it?

Yes. Consumer Reports’ April 2026 report (opens in a new tab) says a Sports Research Triple Strength oil, bought at retail between September 2024 and January 2025, met all its standards, in its top group of 11 oils. Three other oils showed signs of rancidity, including Kirkland’s. ConsumerLab also lists the product, but says some of its listed products came through its paid certification program, so we do not count that as independent. The IFOS reports show consistency lot by lot but are paid for by Sports Research.

• Nothing extra in the capsule: pollock oil concentrate, fish gelatin, vegetable glycerin, water and tocopherols. No flavor and no color, which none of the flavored oils here can say.
• IFOS lists 83 reports for this 1,250 mg softgel (80 lot numbers), with expiries from February 2027 to August 2029. We read every report: all within IFOS limits, TOTOX from 1.96 to 11.08 (median 5.60, limit 19.5), mercury below 0.0125 ppm and PCBs at most 2.3 ppb (limit 45).
• Consumer Reports, which buys products at retail and tests them blind, reported in April 2026 that a Sports Research Triple Strength oil met all its standards: no signs of rancidity, label amounts met, and metals, PCBs and dioxins under its limits.
• The label gives amounts and form: 690 mg EPA, 260 mg DHA and 1,040 mg total omega-3 per softgel, as triglycerides. The lots tested at 702 to 843 mg EPA and 281 to 356 mg DHA.
• One named source: wild Alaska pollock. MSC’s directory lists Sports Research under chain-of-custody code MSC-C-55162, which is also the code in IFOS’s entry for this product.
• At the $27.95 in a September 2026 archive copy of the maker’s page it costs about $0.33 per gram of EPA plus DHA, the second cheapest here after Kirkland. The brand’s own Amazon and Walmart listings show $31.63 today, about $0.37 per gram.

• IFOS is a program the maker pays for. It checks oxidation, metals, PCBs and potency by lot and publishes every report, but that makes it a certification, not an independent test; Consumer Reports’ blind test, reported in April 2026, is the independent check. ConsumerLab lists the product among the 19 in its omega-3 review (updated October 2026), but it says 9 of the 19 came in through its paid Quality Certification Program and does not say which route this one took, so we do not count it as independent. Its per-product results are for members.
• The dose is high. One softgel is about 950 mg of EPA plus DHA. Our sources and dosing guide gives 250 to 500 mg a day for general health, and a 2021 analysis of seven trials linked marine omega-3 to more atrial fibrillation, most clearly above 1 g a day (PubMed (opens in a new tab)). Check with a clinician first if you take blood thinners or have atrial fibrillation (see omega-3 and heart health).
• The MSC listing is a company-level certificate. It does not name this product or a fishery, and a July 2026 lawsuit against Amazon names this product’s Amazon listing in a challenge to sustainability claims built on MSC.
• Sports Research’s site is behind a bot check we did not pass, so the maker’s price and page text come from a September 2026 archive copy. The softgel is fish gelatin, so it is not for anyone avoiding fish.

1. Sports Research Alaskan Omega-3 Fish Oil product page (September 2026 archive copy). Maker’s page. Blocks live fetches. The archive copy shows $27.95 for 90 softgels, “IFOS 5-Star Certified” and “MSC Certified Sustainable & Traceable”. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2. IFOS registry entry: Omega-3 Fish Oil AlaskOmega 1250 mg. Certifier or regulator listing. Lists lots with report links, built from andi.nutrasource.ca/files/. The entry also holds a half-strength “Mini Gels” product, which we left out. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
3. IFOS product report, lot UC260440. Test report. One of the 83 lot reports we read. Potency, PCBs, dioxins, oxidation values and heavy metals. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
4. MSC supplier directory: certificate MSC-C-55162, Sports Research Corporation. Certifier or regulator listing. Status certified; walleye pollock among the listed species. A company-level chain-of-custody certificate. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
5. Vitacost listing with supplement facts and ingredients. Independent source. Source of the ingredient list and the triglyceride-form wording. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
6. ConsumerLab fish oil, krill oil and algal oil review (public summary). Independent source. Names the 19 products, including this one, and says 9 of them passed through its paid Quality Certification Program. Results are for members. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
7. ClassAction.org: Rogow et al v. Amazon.com (filed 31 July 2026). Independent source. Allegations only. Names this product’s Amazon listing; Amazon is the defendant. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
8. Consumer Reports: What’s in your fish oil pill? (updated 27 April 2026). Test report. CR tested 21 fish oil products (its methodology says 21, its article text says 20). Lists Sports Research Omega-3 Fish Oil Triple Strength Softgels among the 11 that met all its quality and safety standards, including rancidity. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
9. Consumer Reports fish oil supplements test methodology (April 2026). Test report. Blind-coded samples sent to three independent accredited laboratories; AOCS oxidation methods; ISO 17025 quality control. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
10. Top Class Actions: Hinkle v. Sports Research Corporation settlement (MCT oil and turmeric). Independent source. Claims over labeling of two other products; claim deadline 23 February 2021, final hearing 26 March 2021. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
11. Bloomberg Law: Sports Research Corp. Faces Diet Aid False-Ad Class Suit (18 April 2022). Independent source. A class was certified in a suit over its Garcinia Cambogia supplement. We did not find the outcome. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
12. ClassAction.org: Lozano v. Sports Research Corporation (filed 16 October 2023). Independent source. Alleges its Keto+ Raspberry Lemonade was falsely labeled “naturally flavored.” Truth in Advertising lists it as voluntarily dismissed. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
13. Gencer and colleagues 2021, marine omega-3 and atrial fibrillation (Circulation). Independent source. Seven trials, 81,210 people: more atrial fibrillation overall (hazard ratio 1.25), and more above 1 g a day (1.49). Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
14. California Attorney General: 60-day notice search for “Sports Research”. Certifier or regulator listing. Three notices name Sports Research for other products: 2026-01834 (Organic Greens, lead; also names iHerb), 2024-04820 (Keto+, lead; settled 2025 for warnings) and 2021-02617 (Golden Milk, lead; withdrawn). None concerns fish oil (searched 2026-10-23). Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Viva Naturals Triple Strength Omega-3 Fish Oil About the same price per gram, no flavor, IFOS lot reports and a Labdoor certification. Two softgels give about 2,070 mg of EPA plus DHA.
• Sports Research Vegan Algae DHA 700 No fish, and DHA only. IFOS’s algae program (IAOS) has lot reports for it.
• Fatty fish twice a week Salmon, sardines and mackerel give EPA and DHA without a capsule.

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