Fish do not produce DHA. Algae do. Fish accumulate it by eating algae, and it concentrates up the food chain. Taking DHA directly from microalgae gives the identical molecule without involving fish at any point.
Same molecule, different route
Docosahexaenoic acid from algae and from fish oil are chemically the same. What differs is everything around it — algal DHA is grown in controlled fermentation rather than harvested from the sea, so it carries no risk of mercury or other marine contaminants, and no fishy odour.
Why it matters in India
A large share of Indian households are vegetarian, and omega-3 has historically meant fish oil capsules. Algal DHA removes that conflict — it is genuinely vegetarian and vegan, with no compromise on the molecule itself.
Where ours comes from
Our algal DHA is supplied by Primas Bioscience, a biotechnology company founded by a team from IIT Madras, with a facility at Perundurai in Tamil Nadu. Keeping the supply chain inside the state makes it short and traceable.
Which of our products contain it
The DHA range — cookies, noodles, pasta and the Little Sprout mix. Our plain roasted and raw makhana contain no added nutrients at all, and we prefer to state both facts rather than let one imply the other.
More detail on our DHA sourcing page.