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Krill Oil and Omega-3 (EPA/DHA)

Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.

Compound or practice

Krill Oil

Phospholipid-bound EPA/DHA with better absorption per gram — but far less omega-3 per capsule than fish oil, at a premium price.

Grade C1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026

A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.

Compound or practice

Omega-3 (EPA/DHA)

Triglyceride-lowering is bankable; everything else scales with your baseline fish intake.

Grade A4 graded outcomesrevised Jun 8, 2026

A hand-written entry in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the entry's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.

Swap the two

Graded in both

Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.

No outcome has the same name in both entries. They may still overlap under different wording — read the two lists below.

Graded only in Krill Oil

  • Omega-3 index Moderate effectEvidence grade B

Graded only in Omega-3 (EPA/DHA)

  • Triglycerides Large effectEvidence grade A
  • Cardiovascular events (high-risk) Small effectEvidence grade B
  • Depression (adjunct, EPA-heavy) Small effectEvidence grade B
  • Joint soreness Small effectEvidence grade C

Conditions

Only in Krill Oil

None.

Only in Omega-3 (EPA/DHA)

What each entry says about the other

  • Krill Oil’s entry · Works together: Same class — don't double-count total EPA/DHA.
  • Krill Oil’s entry · Goes with: Same class — don't double-count total EPA/DHA.

Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.