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How many fish oil gummies do you need?

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For the 250 mg baseline: 1 zero-sugar chew (NOW, Life Extension) or about 6–10 classic sugar gummies. For 500 mg: 1 NOW/Life Extension chew or 1 Nordic Ultimate chew, versus 12–20 classic gummies. Use the slider to try your own target.
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Products to include

Common general-health target

  • NOW Foods

    Omega-3 Fish Oil Gummy Chews

    1 gummy
    0 g sugar10 kcal$0.30/day
  • Life Extension

    Omega-3 Fish Oil Gummy Bites

    1 gummy
    0 g sugar10 kcal$0.52/day
  • Nordic Naturals

    Zero Sugar Children's DHA Gummy Chews

    1 gummy
    0 g sugar10 kcal$0.58/day
  • Nordic Naturals

    Zero Sugar Ultimate Omega Gummy Chews

    1 gummy
    0 g sugar8 kcal$0.71/day
  • Country Life

    Omega-3 Honey Gummies

    10 gummies
    15 g sugar100 kcal—
  • Nordic Naturals

    Nordic Omega-3 Gummy Worms

    10 gummies
    30 g sugar200 kcal—
  • Nordic Naturals

    Nordic Omega-3 Gummy Fish

    10 gummies
    35 g sugar175 kcal—
  • Amazon Basics

    Fish Oil 303 mg Soft Chew Gummies

    13 gummies
    20 g sugar130 kcal$1.17/day
  • Nature's Bounty

    Omega-3 Gummies

    15 gummies
    15 g sugar113 kcal—
  • Sundown

    Omega-3 Gummies

    15 gummies
    15 g sugar113 kcal—
  • Nordic Naturals

    Nordic Omega-3 Gummies (Tangerine)

    15 gummies
    30 g sugar188 kcal$4.25/day
  • Coromega

    Omega-3 Fruit Gummies for Adults

    17 gummies
    26 g sugar128 kcal—
  • Nature Made

    Fish Oil Gummies

    18 gummies
    27 g sugar180 kcal$3.46/day
  • vitafusion

    Omega-3 EPA/DHA Gummy Vitamins

    20 gummies
    30 g sugar250 kcal$2.08/day
  • L'il Critters

    Omega-3 EPA/DHA & ALA Gummies

    20 gummies
    40 g sugar200 kcal—

Counts are rounded up to whole gummies. Red means more than 6 gummies a day, which is impractical and adds up in sugar and cost. Plant-only (ALA) gummies are excluded because they contain no EPA or DHA. Multivitamin gummies should not be taken in multiples: you'd overdose the vitamins before you got a real omega-3 dose.

Which target should I pick?

What's a sensible daily EPA + DHA target?

For healthy adults, 250–500 mg a day is the range most authorities point to (EFSA sets 250 mg as adequate; eating two servings of oily fish a week gets you roughly there). There is no official US recommended amount for EPA and DHA specifically.

When is 1,000 mg or more appropriate?

The American Heart Association has said about 1 g/day of EPA + DHA is reasonable for people with existing coronary heart disease, and much higher prescription doses are used for very high triglycerides. These are medical decisions to make with your clinician, not with a gummy.

Is more always better?

No. Large trials in healthy people show modest or no benefit for heart events at 1 g/day, and higher doses slightly increase the risk of atrial fibrillation. The FDA considers up to 5 g/day of EPA + DHA from supplements safe.

Details and citations: How much omega-3 per day?