A product composed of the following ingredients (% by weight):
- fish oil 99,7307,
- tocopherols 0,1885,
-sunflower oil 0,0808.
The fish oil is a mixture of oils made from the following families of fish: Engraulidae, Osmeridae, Carangidae, Clupeidae, Salmonidae and Scombridae. The fish oil is not a fish-liver oil. The tocopherols are intentionally added to the fish oil to prevent lipid oxidation. The sunflower oil acts as a carrier and as a bulking agent for the tocopherols before mixing them with the fish oil. In addition, the sunflower oil ensures that the tocopherols are properly dissolved in the fish oil during mixing.
The product is presented in bulk for use in the production of soft gelatine capsules.
Fish oils are classified under sub-heading 1504.20 (you may refer to: ). Although this mixture is mainly based on fish oil, the product cannot be classified under heading 1504 as a fish oil due to its mixture with sunflower oil.