Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL)

Name: Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL)
Brand: Carlson Labs

0Avoid

Breakdown

3 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Carlson Liquid Cod Liver Oil

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−79

polychlorinated biphenyls−40

arsenic−35

cadmium−4

Ingredients

−26

natural lemon flavor−12

retinyl palmitate−4

cholecalciferol−4

d-alpha tocopherol−3

natural mixed tocopherols−3

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

Minimum score+5

Final score0

Contaminants · 5

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic30.5 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium2.2 ppbof 5 ppb

44% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Polychlorinated Biphenyls1.58 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Contaminants · 1

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Carlson Liquid Cod Liver Oil

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls1.94 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Omega-3 EPA & DHA Natural Flavor

Ingredients · 6

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) healthy?

Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Carlson Liquid Cod Liver Oil. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL)?

Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) lists 6 ingredients, starting with Cod Liver Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Cholecalciferol, d-Alpha Tocopherol and Natural Lemon Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL)’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL)?

Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) compare to other omega & fish oil?

At 0/100 Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) scores worse than most omega & fish oil we have scored. A higher-scoring option in omega & fish oil is WeightWorld Antarctic Krill Oil at 100/100.

Is Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) organic?

Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) is not certified organic in our data.

Has Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Carlson Liquid Cod Liver Oil), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL) contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 30.5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 2.2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Carlson Labs Wild Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Natural Lemon, 8.4 fl oz (250 mL). It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.