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Lidl vitimans

  • 25-04-2013 9:08am
    #1
    Dtp79
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    Was look at Cod liver oil supplements in Lidl the other day. Quite cheap. Are they less effective than named brands or is there a difference??


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  • #2
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Less effective how?

    They sell oranges in lidl for cheaper than my local Centra. Do you think the oranges are less good for you than the Centra ones?


  • #3
    Dtp79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,097 ✭✭✭Dtp79


    syklops wrote: »
    Less effective how?

    They sell oranges in lidl for cheaper than my local Centra. Do you think the oranges are less good for you than the Centra ones?

    I'm not saying there less effective. I'm only asking are they as good as named brands


  • #4
    thegreatiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭thegreatiam


    Dtp79 wrote: »
    I'm not saying there less effective. I'm only asking are they as good as named brands

    who ever said named brands were good?

    Cod liver oil is cod liver oil, lidl don't take anything out of it to make it cheaper. they simply charge you less (price does not equal quality)


  • #5
    Dtp79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,097 ✭✭✭Dtp79


    thegreatiam wrote: »
    who ever said named brands were good?

    Cod liver oil is cod liver oil, lidl don't take anything out of it to make it cheaper. they simply charge you less (price does not equal quality)

    That's all I needed to hear. Thank you


  • #6
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Dtp79 wrote: »
    I'm not saying there less effective. I'm only asking are they as good as named brands

    What are these named brands you are referring to?

    Look at the ingredients list on the bottle. It should contain cod liver oil, gelatin for the capsule and thats about it.


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  • #7
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    thegreatiam wrote: »
    who ever said named brands were good?

    The named brands marketing division.


  • #8
    Ant11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,433 ✭✭✭Ant11


    The fish oil tabs in Lidl have the same epa/dha content as what myprotein sell ya but lidl is cheaper.


  • #9
    Dtp79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,097 ✭✭✭Dtp79


    syklops wrote: »
    What are these named brands you are referring to?

    Look at the ingredients list on the bottle. It should contain cod liver oil, gelatin for the capsule and thats about it.

    Seven seas etc. I was only wondering if lidl oil was of a lower grade. Same as buying a 24v drill there. Compared to a 24v Hilti. They both drill holes but the difference in them is huge


  • #10
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Dtp79 wrote: »
    Seven seas etc. I was only wondering if lidl oil was of a lower grade. Same as buying a 24v drill there. Compared to a 24v Hilti. They both drill holes but the difference in them is huge

    A drill contains a thousand different parts each of which can be gotten at varying levels of quality.

    Cod liver oil contains cod liver oil and not a whole lot else.

    Is Deep Riverrock water(It's water you wear!) better than Lidl own brand water?


  • #11
    Dtp79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,097 ✭✭✭Dtp79


    syklops wrote: »
    A drill contains a thousand different parts each of which can be gotten at varying levels of quality.

    Cod liver oil contains cod liver oil and not a whole lot else.

    Is Deep Riverrock water(It's water you wear!) better than Lidl own brand water?
    Who knows!! Maybe it comes from a better filtered system


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  • #12
    Zombienosh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭Zombienosh


    It comes from healthier muscle fish
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  • #13
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Dtp79 wrote: »
    Who knows!! Maybe it comes from a better filtered system

    So it turns out marketing does work.


  • #14
    SunnyDub1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,439 ✭✭✭SunnyDub1


    wow people on here need to chill, what's with all the smartness on this forum :confused:
    the op only asked a question and was looking for a simple answer, not everyone has the same level of knowledge on certain things.

    To be fair the lidl brand could contain less/more oil or capsules than another brand.

    Op to answer your question, the lidl brand is most likely cheaper and contains the same amount of capsules and oil as any other brand.


  • #15
    Dtp79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,097 ✭✭✭Dtp79


    SunnyDub1 wrote: »
    wow people on here need to chill, what's with all the smartness on this forum :confused:
    the op only asked a question and was looking for a simple answer, not everyone has the same level of knowledge on certain things.

    To be fair the lidl brand could contain less/more oil or capsules than another brand.

    Op to answer your question, the lidl brand is most likely cheaper and contains the same amount of capsules and oil as any other brand.

    Thank you sunnydub1


  • #16
    Dtp1979
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    Ant11 wrote: »
    The fish oil tabs in Lidl have the same epa/dha content as what myprotein sell ya but lidl is cheaper.

    What levels of epa/dha are you talking about for the lidl brands?


  • #17
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,870 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    Labraspoon wrote: »
    The cod liver oil could be rancid which is bad for you, there is a huge difference between good and bad cod liver oil.

    Well I'm talking more about fish oils supplements in general.


  • #18
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    What levels of epa/dha are you talking about for the lidl brands?

    Did...you close your account in 2013, make a new one a few months later, and then wait two years to come resume an old conversation?


  • #19
    Dtp1979
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    Zillah wrote: »
    Did...you close your account in 2013, make a new one a few months later, and then wait two years to come resume an old conversation?

    Yes


  • #20
    El_Dangeroso
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    Lol at all the responses on here. Supplements vary wildly in quality. Though that does not always mean more expensive = better quality.

    Regarding CLO in particular, most commercial CLO is heated which destroys the vitamin A, then synthetic vitamin A is added back in. Not a huge fan of sythetic vitamin A, so would recommend the extra virgin CLO brand, which is pricey but that's because it takes a lot of work to preserve the vitamins.

    Another thing I look out for is that the supplements are manufactured in a GMP certified facility. GMP is the standard enforced for manufacturing medications and ensures what's on the bottle is in the bottle. Because supplements are unregulated there are loads of issues where there is none of the purported vitamin in the capsule or sometimes 10 times the amount stated!

    Consumer lab recently tested 75 brands of multivitamins and found variances in 40% of the brands (these are all US brands). So there is something to be said to buying a 'Name-Brand' as at least their brand is at stake if they're not careful.

    OR

    You could just avoid all of that by getting vitamins from food. Cron-o-meter is a good place to start if you want to figure out what your not getting enough of.


  • #21
    Ceepo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭Ceepo


    El_Dangeroso wrote: »

    You could just avoid all of that by getting vitamins from food.

    This should be made the go to response for all nutrition questions. Lol.


    If you eat Right there should be no need to supplement


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  • #22
    _Tombstone_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭_Tombstone_


    syklops wrote: »
    Less effective how?

    They sell oranges in lidl for cheaper than my local Centra. Do you think the oranges are less good for you than the Centra ones?
    syklops wrote: »
    What are these named brands you are referring to?

    Look at the ingredients list on the bottle. It should contain cod liver oil, gelatin for the capsule and thats about it.
    syklops wrote: »
    The named brands marketing division.
    syklops wrote: »
    A drill contains a thousand different parts each of which can be gotten at varying levels of quality.

    Cod liver oil contains cod liver oil and not a whole lot else.

    Is Deep Riverrock water(It's water you wear!) better than Lidl own brand water?
    syklops wrote: »
    So it turns out marketing does work.

    :rolleyes:


  • #23
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    Thank you for your helpful contribution.


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