Solgar Omega-3 Fish Oil Concentrate 120 Softgels

Six-dimension breakdown

Why this scored 66/100

Solgar Omega-3 Fish Oil Concentrate is a concentrated EPA/DHA product from deep-sea cold-water fish, molecularly distilled to remove mercury and other contaminants. The molecular-distillation step is a critical formulation disclosure — bulk fish oil supply chain has documented mercury and PCB contamination risk (Consumer Reports 2003, Clean Label Project 2018), and molecular distillation is the standard purification step that removes these. Omega-3 EPA/DHA has one of the largest evidence bases in the supplement category: cardiovascular outcomes at high dose (REDUCE-IT 2019 with 4 g/day icosapent ethyl, though this is a prescription form), triglyceride reduction, and pregnancy/development support are well-established. General-population cardiovascular event reduction at supplement doses (1-2 g/day) is more contested (VITAL 2019 was largely null). Solgar's typical per-softgel EPA+DHA content (visible on label) determines the achievable daily dose. Standard-tier entry with real evidence base and credible manufacturing. Held from Verified by no visible IFOS certification (International Fish Oil Standards, the third-party fish-oil quality benchmark).

Evidence & sources

The Vyvata score's Evidence dimension measures the quality of published RCT support for a product's active ingredients at the label dose. Our source hierarchy: double-blind RCTs in MEDLINE-indexed journals > single-blind RCTs > open-label trials > observational studies > mechanism papers > N=1 case studies (anecdotes). Predatory journals and manufacturer-authored studies without independent replication are weighted down.

Product-specific evidence citations for this item are embedded in the analysis text on the "Analysis" tab. For the full framework and evidence hierarchy, see the methodology page.

How to read the Evidence dimension

• 80–100: Multiple double-blind RCTs in indexed journals directly testing this product OR the exact ingredients at the exact dose.
• 60–79: Single double-blind RCT + supporting ingredient literature at the studied dose.
• 40–59: Open-label trials + ingredient literature; no product-specific double-blind evidence.
• 20–39: Ingredient literature only; no product-specific trials or trials in predatory venues.
• 0–19: No credible evidence base or unverifiable claims.

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VSF score

66 / 100

Tier

Standard

Category

Supplements

Subcategory

cardiovascular heart

Last scored

August 30, 2026

Third-party certifications

None on record at time of scoring

Vendor

Pasteur Pharmacy

Product type

Vitamins & Supplements

Tags

Pasteur Pharmacy, Shopify Collective

Every score is set from the published rubric, audit-logged, and rescored whenever new evidence emerges (published trials, updated labels, third-party testing releases). Every vendor is scored on the same criteria — no pay-to-play. See our editorial-independence disclosure for the full policy, including brands with an editorial relationship to this site.