Similar in some ways to ultra-popular fish oil, krill oil is beginning to find its way into the health regimen of an ever-increasing number of people.

But what exactly is krill oil?

Where does it come from?

Let’s take a dive deep for answers to those and other questions about krill.

Found in all of the world’s oceans, krill, translated from Norwegian as “small fry of fish”, is one of the planet’s largest biomasses helping to sustain a diverse array of species in the natural world. Krill exist near the bottom of the food chain, feeding on phytoplankton and zooplankton. The krill convert these food sources into energy and in turn become the main diet for an incredible amount of sea life, including baleen whales, seals, penguins, squid, and fish.

One species in particular, the Southern Ocean’s Antarctic krill is especially abundant, with an estimated biomass of 500 million metric tons—making it a super source of energy for other living organisms. And it is this species in particular that finds its way into krill oil nutritional supplements.

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