Cheap Source of Arachidonic Acid -but is this safe to eat???

[<7%]

Check out this:

http://www.aquafauna.com/Profiles-Al...ate%20Analysis

it is basically dried algae (Schizochytrium Algae to be more specific) with nothing added to it. 37% of the Fatty Acids in this product are Arachidonic Acid.

The only thing it is made to be fed to fish, not for humans. However, people do eat other species of dried algae and I was wondering if this would be safe to eat...

Thanks guys

[DRP7]

Check out this:

http://www.aquafauna.com/Profiles-Al...ate%20Analysis

it is basically dried algae (Schizochytrium Algae to be more specific) with nothing added to it. 37% of the Fatty Acids in this product are Arachidonic Acid.

The only thing it is made to be fed to fish, not for humans. However, people do eat other species of dried algae and I was wondering if this would be safe to eat...

Thanks guys

well, at least swines tolerated this stuff very well

Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2003 Feb;37(1):73-82.
Safety assessment of DHA-rich microalgae from Schizochytrium sp. Part V: target animal safety/toxicity study in growing swine.

Abril R, Garrett J, Zeller SG, Sander WJ, Mast RW.
OmegaTech Inc, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.

The purpose of this study was to determine the potential toxicity of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich microalgae (DRM) from Schizochytrium sp., administered in the diet of growing swine. DRM was administered in the diet to groups of castrated male growing pigs (mixed commercial breeds, Landrace & Large White) reared from early weaned (weighing approximately 20 lbs) to approximately 250-270 lbs. Over the course of the 120 day study, animals were fed ad libitum four DRM treatment diets, each designed to optimize weight gain over the growing cycle, and a control diet. DRM was incorporated into the diet of the first treatment group at a level delivering 2.680 kg DRM per pig over the course of 120 days (a constant, whole-life exposure) equating to 598 g DHA per pig. DRM was incorporated into finisher diets only (administered over the last 42 days of the growing cycle) to treatment groups 2, 3, and 4 delivering 1.169, 3.391, and 5.746 kg DRM per pig (261, 756, and 1281 g DHA per pig). These levels represent approximately 1, 3, and 5 times the anticipated commercial dose and were delivered in a feeding strategy designed to mimic commercial use. Vitamin E was added to all diet groups to provide supplementary dietary antioxidant given the high content of polyunsaturated fat in DRM. There were no statistically significant treatment-related effects in clinical observations, body weights, food consumption, mortality, hematologic values, gross necropsy findings, organ weights or histopathology. The only DRM treatment-related changes were higher weight gain and feed conversion efficiency, anticipated results based on the increased fat content in the experimental DRM treatments. This study demonstrates that administration of DRM (at up to five times the anticipated commercial dose) did not produce any treatment-related adverse effects in commercial strains of swine.

PMID: 12662911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

according to the web site of this product, it has 24-30% of total fats, from wich 37% are AA and 2.4% are DHA. So, from 1 g of this dried algae you should get appr. 100 mg of AA. 10 g of dried algae gives you 1 g of AA, the recommended dose of XF.

I would not be surprised if these algae were the very raw material / source from which XF is being made.

[<7%]

Thanks Dr. P
If the algae has been grown in relatively dirty waters, can that be a problem because these organisms filter a lot of water? Maybe heavy metal contamination etc...

[BuckeyeMuscle]

Why would you do this? Is $85 bucks really too much money for you to spend on a 50 day cycle?

[Mr. Aries]

this is an experiment best left for others

[BillyB]

Interesting but I'll stick to xfactor. Is there quality control rules for fish food?

[sumguy]

This gets posted once in a while, but no one even knows where to buy the ****

[Mr. Aries]

This gets posted once in a while, but no one even knows where to buy the ****

it's probably for the best

[BillyB]

Anyone wanta give it a try?

http://www.aquafauna.com/NeedaSample.htm

[zergling]

hmm, maybe I should check out the profile of what I feed to my fish this probably is why they grow so fast!!! lol

[krogtaar]

you could submit the sample to a chemical lab for testing for hazardous chemicals. like in that epistane thread. they could tell you the levels of murcury, lead, etc

10 g per day is prolly as muc as a small fish eats, and i think the problem with heavy metal contamination is in fish that are much higher up the food chain, so they eat a bunch of fish that have eaten a bunch of fish that had low levels of metals in them.

[G.W. Hayduke]

Next time you go to the gym, tell everyone there that your secret to hugeness is this new fish food supplement you've been using.

[TheUnlikelyToad]

I could see if AA wasn't easily sourced, but c'mon...

[dumac]

Next time you go to the gym, tell everyone there that your secret to hugeness is this new fish food supplement you've been using.

hey they actually sell dog food on bb.com,

as for me i've been wondering why my fish has become so jacked.

[sobelik]

Why would you do this? Is $85 bucks really too much money for you to spend on a 50 day cycle?

I have found it for 50 bucks for a 50 day supply of XFactor...

[BuckeyeMuscle]

I have found it for 50 bucks for a 50 day supply of XFactor...

whhhhaaaaaaat?

[krogtaar]

I have found it for 50 bucks for a 50 day supply of XFactor...

you sure that is for two bottles?(each is 25)

[leonidas300]

I have found it for 50 bucks for a 50 day supply of XFactor...

PM me the source right now!!!!

[Cable Curling CincoUno]

PM me the source right now!!!!

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[TinyMan]

Interesting but I'll stick to xfactor. Is there quality control rules for fish food?

There are, but it is feed grade . Not considered up to safety standards for human consumption.

[<7%]

In general algae is edible, isn't it? What would be the danger? Heavy metal contamination?

Since this is spray dried, I think bacterial contamination is pretty much a non-issue...

[Atheimetal]

I have found it for 50 bucks for a 50 day supply of XFactor...

If you can get 2 bottles for $50 absolutely send me that link via PM.. there's got to be some horrible catch.

[Bombers]

I have found it for 50 bucks for a 50 day supply of XFactor...

Tell me now!!!

[Tartaros]

I have found it for 50 bucks for a 50 day supply of XFactor...

Dude are you serious? Can you pm where to get it for 50 bucks.

[TinyMan]

In general algae is edible, isn't it? What would be the danger? Heavy metal contamination?

Since this is spray dried, I think bacterial contamination is pretty much a non-issue...

Ash, purity (heavy metal, storage conditions, manufacturing conditions), sources, probably a few other things I'm forgetting. Look at the back of fish food, there is a maximum rated 'ash' content of them, which if I remember correctly is the untabulated impurity (not part of the P/C/F)

[youngblood123]

Sobelik if you are serious hit us up with a pm.

[BloodAndTearBB]

Honestly, what website are YOU buyin from?lemme know nownowwnonow

[MattyH7688]

if i could find somewhere to buy it.. i would.. im a cheap bastard

[RonaldMcDonald]

pm me too!

[dark_man812]

Hell, PM me too. That price sounds insane!