Angela Burrell wrote 04/23/2009 01:01 PM Storing salmon oil #237197 - 04/23/2009 01:01 PM
Angela Burrell Webboard User Reg: 05-10-2006 Posts: 2273 Loc: Ontario, Canada Offline	I give the following salmon oil to my dogs. http://leerburg.com/47.htm (Grizzly salmon oil). On the bottle it says to store at room temperature. I keep it on my kitchen counter. I got my previous bottle from Leerburg. I have four medium-large dogs (50-65 lbs) so I go through a 32-oz bottle pretty quickly. However, this last time after I had used about 3/4 of the bottle I noticed it had a funny smell, kind of like latex paint smell - a chemically smell. Assuming the oil had gone rancid, I stopped giving it to my dogs. I have since got a new bottle that smells fine. Now I go through a bottle relatively quickly compared to say, someone who has just one dog or someone who has small dogs, so I know the bottle wasn't old. My question is there a way to store the Salmon Oil so this doesn't happen again? It's really expensive to be throwing any away. Thanks!
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Natalya Zahn wrote 04/23/2009 01:46 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Angela Burrell ] #237206 - 04/23/2009 01:46 PM
Natalya Zahn Webboard User Reg: 12-22-2006 Posts: 1824 Loc: Cambridge, MA Offline	I've wondered this before as well - Grizzly doesn't have any notes about refrigeration on the bottle (which I always thought was weird), but I think Connie mentioned that she thought keeping it in the fridge was better for the quality and longevity of the contents... so we now keep ours in the fridge and haven't every had any problems with it going "off". I know flax oil should always be refrigerated to keep it fresh, so maybe this rule applies to salmon oil as well... Sorry, that's not a scientific answer, just what we do. ~Natalya
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Connie Sutherland wrote 04/23/2009 01:58 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Natalya Zahn ] #237210 - 04/23/2009 01:58 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I refrigerate all good* oils that won't be used up in a week or two. Non-pump fish oil (which is always being opened and exposed to air) I refrigerate no matter how quickly it will be used. And I am glad that the rancid oil was discarded, because rancidity is worse than just no longer useful. The smell to me is kind of an oil-paint smell. But any off smell for me would be enough to toss the oil (for humans or dogs). *meaning all but the ubiquitous chemically processed corn oil and vegetable oil on the supermarket shelf, which I don't buy; so grapeseed, EVOO, cold-pressed canola, flax, etc., are all in the 'fridge.
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Barbara Schuler wrote 04/23/2009 03:44 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #237227 - 04/23/2009 03:44 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Connie, We give our dog fish oil capsules... are these as effective as the liquid? Thanks!
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Aaron Myracle wrote 04/23/2009 03:46 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #237228 - 04/23/2009 03:46 PM
Aaron Myracle Webboard User Reg: 06-06-2008 Posts: 5062 Loc: WA, USA Offline	The problems with capsules are mainly: 1) finding capsules with a high enough dosage. You end up having to give 10+ pills. 2) You cannot check for rancidity. They keep longer (store out of sunlight), but if they do go, you'll never know, because you cannot smell it as easily. 3) Is it body oil, or liver oil? You are also giving mixed tocopherols, yes?
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Michael_Wise wrote 04/23/2009 03:46 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #237229 - 04/23/2009 03:46 PM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	Refrigerated here, too. Here's a dumb question. I also refrigerate Turbo's vitamin E & C. Any problems with that?
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Aaron Myracle wrote 04/23/2009 03:48 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Michael_Wise ] #237230 - 04/23/2009 03:48 PM
Aaron Myracle Webboard User Reg: 06-06-2008 Posts: 5062 Loc: WA, USA Offline	Quote: Michael_Wise Refrigerated here, too. Here's a dumb question. I also refrigerate Turbo's vitamin E & C. Any problems with that? I hope not, because I do too.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 04/23/2009 04:10 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Aaron Myracle ] #237240 - 04/23/2009 04:10 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Ooooh, no, I wouldn't, except for oil-types. Unless I had bulk vitamins in unopened packages, I'd be far more likely to store them in the coolest darkest driest part of the house, which in general means not the kitchen or bathroom, and not the 'fridge either (for reasons of humidity). Even though humidity is related to ambient temperature, the 'fridge humidity can go up and down a zillion times a day. Low humidity in there if not opened, true (maybe even getting close to zero %) because of the way the air is cooled causing air moisture to drip off before it enters the food compartment, but every time the door is opened, the cold air and the room air bump into each other. You can watch this, actually see it, at, say, a butcher department when the walk-in is opened. I know that there's a better way to say this. Maybe I can find it. LOL
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Angela Burrell wrote 04/23/2009 05:07 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #237248 - 04/23/2009 05:07 PM
Angela Burrell Webboard User Reg: 05-10-2006 Posts: 2273 Loc: Ontario, Canada Offline	So.... the consensus is, I can store the salmon oil in the fridge and that should help prevent it from going bad?
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Connie Sutherland wrote 04/23/2009 05:19 PM Re: Storing salmon oil [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #237249 - 04/23/2009 05:19 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Here we go. I like this article, which explains how to store huge supplies and to keep the current supply safe from condensation: http://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/14/style/consumer-saturday-storing-vitamins-from-a-to-k.html?sec=health And here's one is similarly helpful, I think: http://nutritionvitaminsphytonutrients.blogspot.com/2008/04/tips-for-storing-and-handling-vitamins.html Scroll down to • Vitamins should only be placed in the refrigerator when long-term storage is necessary.
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