Viva Naturals Triple Strength Omega-3: what the IFOS report shows
Last reviewed July 2026.
This is what the paperwork behind Triple Strength Omega-3 Fish Oil, 2500 mg, 180 Softgels actually says. The tested lot (SG26050703) carries an IFOS certificate — the public, per-lot consumer report, and the numbers below come from that report, not from the label.
The tested numbers
- Measured EPA: 1557 mg per serving
- Measured DHA: 645 mg per serving
- Combined EPA+DHA: 2202 mg per serving — 106% of the 2070 mg label claim (over-delivers)
- TOTOX (freshness): 6.44 — acceptable (what TOTOX means)
- Heavy metals: every result marked IFOS-compliant in the tested lot (values below)
- Form: rTG (ethyl ester)
Read the IFOS report for lot SG26050703 yourself ↗ — that document, not this page, is the source of truth.
Freshness, contaminants and heavy metals, from lot SG26050703
Every result as printed on the IFOS certificate, read 2026-10-04; “<” means below the lab's reporting limit. The limits are the certificate's own and the GOED Voluntary Monograph (version 9.1).
| Test | Result | IFOS limit | GOED limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peroxide value | 1.18 meq/kg | 5 meq/kg | 5 meq/kg |
| Anisidine value | 4.08 | 20 | 20 |
| TOTOX | 6.44 | 19.5 | 26 |
| Acid value | 0.06 mg KOH/g | 3 mg KOH/g | — |
| PCBs | <5 ppb | 45 ppb | 90 ppb |
| Dioxins and furans | <1.0 ppt WHO-TEQ | 1 ppt WHO-TEQ | 1.75 ppt WHO-TEQ |
| Dioxin-like PCBs | <0.5 ppt WHO-TEQ | 1.5 ppt WHO-TEQ | 3 ppt WHO-TEQ |
| Mercury | <0.002 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm |
| Lead | <0.1 ppm | 0.05 ppm | 0.05 ppm |
| Cadmium | <0.002 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm |
| Total arsenic | <0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm | 0.1 ppm (inorganic) |
Compared with the other fish oils: oxidation values by product · heavy metals by product
What a gram of it costs
At $55.99 for 90 servings (vivanaturals.com, 2026-10-23, not Amazon's price; no Amazon link: the listing had no featured offer at our 2026-10-26 check), this works out to $0.28 per gram of measured EPA+DHA — #2 of 12 tested products we track. The sticker price and the per-gram price rank very differently; the full ranking shows exactly what beats it.
FAQ
Is Viva Naturals Triple Strength Omega-3 third-party tested?
Yes — lot SG26050703 was tested under the IFOS program; the certificate is public and linked from this page.
How much EPA and DHA does Viva Naturals Triple Strength Omega-3 contain per serving?
The tested batch measured 1557 mg EPA and 645 mg DHA — 2202 mg combined EPA+DHA per serving, 106% of the 2070 mg label claim.
What is the TOTOX of Viva Naturals Triple Strength Omega-3?
6.44, from lot SG26050703's IFOS certificate (peroxide 1.18 meq/kg, anisidine 4.08), read 2026-10-04. IFOS's limit is 19.5 and GOED's is 26.
Does Viva Naturals Triple Strength Omega-3 contain heavy metals?
Viva Naturals Triple Strength Omega-3, lot SG26050703: mercury <0.002 ppm, lead <0.1 ppm, cadmium <0.002 ppm, total arsenic <0.1 ppm, each marked IFOS-compliant (certificate read 2026-10-04). The lead figure is the lab's reporting limit, which is above the 0.05 ppm specification.
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This page summarizes published third-party testing data and makes no health, benefit, or treatment claims. A certificate describes one tested batch, not a permanent grade.
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