Complete EFA is Natures Aid’s whole-spectrum answer to the essential-fat question: omega-3 from molecularly distilled fish oil, omega-6 from cold-pressed starflower (borage) oil, and omega-9 via cold-pressed flaxseed — 1200 mg of blended oils per softgel, 90 softgels per pack, with claims the doses genuinely earn.

The case for essential fats, stated honestly

The fat-free era left a strange legacy: diets scrubbed of the fats bodies cannot make. Omega-3 and omega-6 are essential in the technical sense — key components of nerve cells, cell membranes and the hormone-like prostaglandins, obtainable only from food — and modern eating patterns run reliably short of the marine side especially. Supplementing the spectrum together is the “complete” in the name.

Sourcing worth reading twice

The fish oil comes from small oily fish — anchovies, sardines and pilchards from the South Pacific — the short-lived species at the clean end of the food chain, then molecularly distilled for purity. The plant oils are cold-pressed: flaxseed for its omega-3 ALA and omega-9, starflower for the omega-6 GLA the category prizes. Three oils, three pressing philosophies, one softgel.

Claims with their conditions attached

At the full three-softgel daily intake, the formulation’s EPA and DHA contribute to the normal function of the heart — the label states the dose condition because the regulation requires it and honesty prefers it. DHA from the fish oil likewise contributes to the maintenance of normal brain function and normal vision at qualifying intakes. Dose determines claim; the directions exist to be followed.

What’s in it

Starflower oil, pure fish oil, flaxseed oil, in a bovine-gelatine and glycerine softgel. Contains fish; gelatine shell — not vegetarian. Plant-based customers wanting the omega spectrum should build from algae DHA and whole flax instead.

How to take it

One to three softgels daily with food — three being the heart-claim threshold. Do not exceed the recommended intake. Blood-thinner users and pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult their doctor first. Food supplements complement a varied diet — oily fish on the plate remains the gold standard this softgel understudies.

Frequently asked questions

Why include omega-6 when diets already have it? Diets overflow with processed-oil omega-6; starflower’s GLA is the specific, scarcer form the tradition supplements.

One or three daily? One maintains the habit; three earns the stated claims — decide by intention and label.

Fishy repeats? With-meal dosing and distilled oil keep the experience diplomatic.

Spectrum vs specialist — choosing your omega

Our shelf carries both philosophies and they serve different customers. The specialists — high-strength EPA/DHA, krill — concentrate a single lane for people who know exactly which numbers they’re chasing. Complete EFA is the generalist: the whole essential-fat spectrum in maintenance proportions, for households that want one bottle covering the ground a decent-but-imperfect diet leaves patchy. Neither approach is wrong; the specialist suits the optimiser, the spectrum suits the pragmatist, and the pack sizes let either run a proper quarterly rhythm. Know which customer you are and the choice makes itself.

Storage through a Maltese summer? Cool cupboard minimum, fridge door happily — blended oils reward the courtesy.

What is GLA exactly? Gamma-linolenic acid — the omega-6 that starflower and evening primrose made famous, scarcer in food than its processed-oil cousins.

South Pacific sourcing — why mention it? Small-species, short-lifecycle fisheries are the clean end of marine sourcing; the label names its waters because it can.

Flax already in my porridge — redundant? Complementary — whole flax brings fibre and lignans the softgel doesn’t; the softgel brings marine EPA/DHA the seed can’t.

Delivery in Malta & Gozo

€6 delivery, free over €40 across Malta and Gozo, or collection from St Paul’s Bay.