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Independent Variable Time (in days)

Dependent Variable Peroxide Value of Fish Oil (meq Oxygen Gas/kg)

Control Variables Temperature

Oxygen Exposure to Fish Oil

Light Exposure

Phung, Austin S, et al. “Chemical Compositional Changes in Over-Oxidized Fish Oils.” MDPI, 20 Oct. 2020.

Independent Variable Time (in days)

Dependent Variable Peroxide Value of Fish Oil (in meq/kg)

Control Variables Temperature

Light Exposure

Ritter, Jenna Sullivan. “Chemical Measures of Fish Oil Quality: Oxidation Products and Sensory Correlation.” June 2012.

The leftmost component, with the long string of carbon atoms, is known as linolenic acid. The upper right would be docosahexaenoic acid, with the lower right being Eicosapentaenoic acid. This is important to understand where would the Omega-3 fatty acid would undergo oxidation, what would happen, and what pieces would come from oxidation.

National Center for Biotechnology Information. "PubChem Compound Summary for CID 56842239, omega-3 Fatty Acids" PubChem, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/omega-3-Fatty-Acids. Accessed 31 March, 2021.

Independent Variable Time (in days)

Dependent Variable Peroxide Value Rating of Fish Oil

Control Variables Fish Oil Composition

Light Exposure

Li, Qin. “Controlling Light Oxidation Flavor in Omega-3 Fatty Acid Enriched 2% Milk by

Packaging Films.” June 2011.

Independent Variable Time (in days)

Dependent Variable Peroxide Value of Fish Oil (meq of Oxygen gas/kg)

Control Variables Temperature

Śpitalniak-Bajerska, Szumny, Kucharska, Kupczyński. “Effect of Natural Antioxidants on the Stability of Linseed Oil and Fish Stored under Anaerobic Conditions.” May 2018.

Independent Variable Time (in days)

Dependent Variable Peroxide Value of Fish Oil (meq/kg)

Control Variables Concentration of Oils

Light Exposure

Halvorsen, Blomhoff. “Determination of lipid oxidation products in vegetable oils and marine omega-3 supplements.” June 2011.

“A third of the offspring of rats fed with high doses of oxidised fish oil during pregnancy did not survive beyond two days, a New Zealand-authored study has found, prompting safety officials to stress that there is no evidence of a food-safety risk from supplements in humans”

Whitehead, RJ. “Rat Study Finds Rancid Fish Oil Deadly, but Humans Shouldn't Worry.” Nutraingredients Asia, 25 July 2016, www.nutraingredients-asia.com/Article/2016/07/25/Rat-study-finds-rancid-fish-oil-deadly-but-humans-shouldn-t-worry#:~:text=A%20third%20of%20the%20offspring,risk%20from%20supplements%20in%20humans.