Fish Oil (Feed Grade, Omega-3)

Description

1. Product Overview

This product is a high-concentration, feed-grade fish oil derived from wild-caught small pelagic species, standardized to deliver a minimum of 28% total Omega-3 fatty acids. It is primarily utilized as a functional lipid source in compound aquafeeds, pet nutrition, and specialty livestock formulations to enhance growth performance, immune function, and final product nutritional density. Strategically critical in an era of marine ingredient volatility, it offers a traceable, low-iodine, and low-peroxide alternative to crude fish oils, enabling producers to meet escalating global demand for Omega-3-enriched animal proteins while optimizing feed conversion ratios (FCR).

2. Key Specifications & Technical Characteristics

• Chemical Composition: Total Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA + DHA) ≥28%; Free Fatty Acids (FFA) ≤3%; Peroxide Value (POV) ≤5 meq O₂/kg; Anisidine Value (AnV) ≤20; Moisture & Impurities ≤1%.

• Purity Level / Grade: Feed Grade – compliant with GMP+ / FAMI-QS / EU 68/201/EEC contaminant limits (dioxins, PCBs, heavy metals).

• Physical Characteristics:

  • Form: Viscous liquid

  • Color: Golden-amber to light brown

  • Particle size: Not applicable (homogeneous liquid)

  • Density: approx. 0.92–0.94 g/cm³ @ 20°C

  • Viscosity: 60–80 cP @ 40°C

• Packaging Options: Bulk flexitanks (20,000L), 1,000L IBC totes, 200L new/closed-loop steel drums (with nitrogen blanketing), or ISO tank containers.

• Shelf Life: 18 months from date of manufacture when stored below 20°C in sealed, nitrogen-purged, dark containers.

3. Core Industrial Applications

• Primary Industries: Aquafeed (salmon, shrimp, marine finfish), premium pet food (dogs, cats, ferrets), weanling piglet formulas, and calf milk replacers.

• Specific Operational Use Cases:

  • Aquafeed: Replaces 50–70% of dietary crude fish oil without depressing EPA/DHA digestibility (≥94% digestibility coefficient).

  • Pet Nutrition: Cold extrusion and high-shear pelleting (up to 110°C) with verified oxidative stability due to added natural tocopherols.

• Performance Advantage: Lower FFA and POV compared to commodity fish oil (industry averages: FFA 5–8%, POV 8–12) → reduces feed rancidity risk, extends finished feed shelf life by up to 30%, and improves palatability (higher intake by 7–12% in salmonid trials).

• Cost Efficiency: Higher Omega-3 density (28% vs. standard 18–22%) enables formulators to achieve nutritional targets with 15–20% less total oil volume, reducing inbound logistics cost per unit of active ingredient.

4. Competitive Advantages

• Quality Consistency: Every batch validated via ISO 17025-accredited GC-FID; coeff. of variation (CV) <5% for EPA/DHA across 12-month production.

• Supply Reliability: Year-round availability from three independent sourcing regions (South Pacific, North Atlantic, Southeast Asia) with 60-day rolling inventory buffer.

• Logistics Capability: Temperature-controlled supply chain with real-time GPS monitoring; 48-hour dispatch for bulk orders from Rotterdam, Chicago, and Singapore hubs.

• Price Competitiveness: Cost per gram of EPA+DHA is 9–12% below benchmark fish oil forward curve (via quarterly fixed-volume contracting with price adjustment formula).

• Sustainability: MSC-certified responsible fisheries sourcing; certified carbon-neutral logistics for LCL/FCL container shipments; full chain-of-custody documentation.

• Technical Support: Access to in-house nutritionists; free accelerated shelf-life testing of client’s finished feed; batch-specific oxidative stability reports.

5. Commercial & Supply Information

• Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ): Bulk – 20 metric tons (20 MT)

• Loading Capacity per Container: 24 MT per standard 20FT container (flexitank inside dry container); 21 MT per 20FT ISO tank container.