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EFA-PAK Packaging Technology
EFA-PAK is a flexible packet unit-dose packaging
format that offers larger, pre-measured dosages with
superior stability and economy when compared to
gelatin caplets.
Our EFA-PAK packaging is a combination of a special
high-barrier packaging material and advanced
packaging methods that keep out oxygen, heat and
ultraviolet light from the manufacturing process.
Protection from Oxygen and Moisture
Polyunsaturated from flaxseed and long-chain omega-3
fish oil are highly sensitive to hydrolytic and
oxidative rancidity. Within minutes of exposure to
light and water these EFA’s start becoming rancid.
Our EFA-PAK high-barrier packaging material provides
approximately 750 times the protection from oxygen
and moisture vs. a gelatin caplet. See tables
below:
Packaging Material Barrier Property Comparison
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Barrier
Property Comparison of
EFA-PAK
Packaging Film vs. Gelatin Capsules |
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Packaging Material |
Oxygen Transmission Rate |
Moisture Transmission Rate |
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EFA-PAK
Packet Film |
<.01 CC per M² per 24 hrs. @ 73F and 50% RH* |
<.01 g/M²/24 hrs. @ 37.8° C/100% R.H.** |
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Gelatin
Capsules |
7.5 CC per M² per 24 hrs. @ 73F and 50% RH** |
<.5 g/M²/24 hrs. @ 37.8° C/100% R.H.** |
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*The amount of oxygen that migrates through 1 square
meter of material in a 24 hour period.
**The amount of moisture that migrates through 1
square meter of material in a 24 hour
period. |
Stability Comparison
of EFA-PAK™ to Bottled Fish Oil
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Stability
Comparison of EFA-PAK and Bottled Fish Oil
Peroxide
Value (rancidity measurement) by Month* |
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1mo |
3mos |
18mos |
%change |
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EFA-PAK™
Packets |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
No change |
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Bottled Fish
Oil |
2.1 |
21.8 |
N/A |
+1040% |
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Bottled oil was opened and dispensed over
100 days and tested on the 75th
day. (a PV above 10meq/kg is considered
rancid) |
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