Battle of the omega 3 forms: Triglycerides, ethyl-esters or phospholipids

Fish oil is extracted from fish meat and is mainly Triglycerides (TG), Fish Roe and Krill oil are mainly Phospholipids (PL) and therapeutic forms of W3 LCPUFA are marketed under the ethyl-ester (EE) form.




http://hera.ugr.es/doi/15089289.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257636/#__ffn_sectitle


https://www.nutritionaldoublethink.com/lipid-digestion.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265799/#!po=8.33333

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265799/pdf/nihms637867.pdf

Table 1

Characteristic features of lipid absorption by chylomicron and HDL pathways

	Chylomicron	HDL
Triglyceride	Yes	No
Retinyl esters	Yes	No
Retinol	Yes	Yes
Phospholipids	Yes	Yes
Cholesterol	Yes	Yes
Vitamin E	Yes	Yes
Oleic acid supplementation	Increase	No effect
MTP	Required	Not required
ABCA1	No role	Important
LXR agonist	No effect	Increases
ApoAI	No effect	Increases

http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/11/15401 

https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2013/02/21/Battle-of-the-omega-3-forms-Triglycerides-ethyl-esters-or-phospholipids

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/11/15401/htm

The most important paper on the subject is this one:

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/11/15401/htm

Last but not least Krill Oil is digested without a fishy taste, burp or stomach heaviness.

Fish oil:

Mainly TG and other components

Krill oil:

https://www.amazon.fr/G%C3%A9lules-dhuile-krill-NEPTUNE-premium/dp/B00CDK2IVO/ref=sr_1_4?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=Capsules+d%27huile+de+krill+90+ou+270&qid=1578498970&s=hpc&sr=1-4

125/70 mg EPA/DHA a very good compromise for anti-inflammatory purpose.
Or this one:

It is pure KO

EPA/DHA per capsule is 100/55 mg