Fish Oil

Fish oil, fatty oil from the bodies of fishes, is used extensively in aquaculture diets for all species, providing specific fatty acids not available in other fats and oils. It is likewise a common ingredient in companion animal diets, especially for the feline species. Fish oil is used in the production of feed, industrial, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical uses such as manufacture of margarine, cooking oil, cosmetics, caulking compounds, paints, industrial coatings, lubricants, water repellents, soaps, and candles. It is also used in the tanning of leather, the manufacture of rubber, and the production of chemicals used for making synthetic wax. Anchovies is the chief sources of our fish oil. Fish oils are high in unsaturated lipids.

Oil and water are pressed from cooked fish during the manufacture of fish meal and are separated by centrifuge.