Krill Oil May Soon Be Second Largest Category Of Omega-3 Supplements

Data from SPINSscan – an information source on UPC-coded natural products sold in supermarkets – shows that krill oil has grown 43 percent in the natural products channel during the last year. This growth significantly outpaced growth of other sources of omega-3s, according to Aker BioMarine, a supplier of krill ingredients. The company said it believes krill supplement sales will soon become the second largest category of omega-3 supplements in food, drug and mass. The growth in krill oil sales is probably the result of the high interest in krill oil in the food, drug and mass channel, where krill supplements grew 70 percent last year.