Fermented cod liver oil is said to be better than the normal cod liver oil we consume.But the fact is only a few well known brands sell Fermented cod liver oil and it is not safe to buy from unknown brands.Green pastures is the Brand that is a good supplier of fermented cod liver oil in market and it is made available internationally.Here is the label of one of the best tasty fermented cod liver oil that is sold on market.Click on the label to view it in full size and to read the components.
fermented cod liver oil
I have received many mentions of fermented cod liver oil from the comments visitors leave in my cod liver oil blog and from that i can tell that fermented version cod liver oil tastes better than the normal cod liver oil.For me,it’s a great thing since the only thing that i hate about taking cod live oil is its taste and it would be great if i can have a good smelling and good tasting version of cod liver oil.But,wait…Does this Fermented cod liver oil as good as the original Cod liver oil.
I did a little research by inquiring some fermented cod liver oil users who are my blog readers and i even bought one and tested it to write this article on my blog.To understand why Fermented cod liver oil is better than normal cod liver oil first we have to understand the process of how these two kinds of cod liver oils are produced and a little bit of history of cod liver oil.
Traditionally,Fishermen would throw the liver of cod fish in to huge barrels and would pour the sea water in to it till the liver is completely immersed.The contents of the barrel will be left alone for months to allow it to ferment.The Fermentation process in the presense of salt in the sea water would produce high quality natural cod liver oil with all it’s good qualities intact.(I can’t think how similar it is to wine production,Well,except the salt water part.
Now,Fastforward to the present day to know how cod liver oil is produced these days…. The liver from the cod fish will be dumped in a huge container and it will be heated.The heat will break down the liver to let the cod oil out.It’s done fast and quick.The problem is many of the nutritional properties also get lost while the heating process is on.Then why are we consuming the normal cod liver instead of the FERMENTED COD LIVER OIL? Because the normal cod liver oil produced by heating can be produced instantly in a cost effective manner for the marketers.