To those who grew up on this cod liver oil, would you recommend drinking a tablespoon a day? how common is it in Norway?
September 1, 2024
To those who grew up on this cod liver oil, would you recommend drinking a tablespoon a day? how common is it in Norway?
by Luke03_RippingItUp
33 comments
Its fairly common, as in it’s still sold in super markets.
But I personally dont do a table spoon of it each day. I just cant stand the taste. So I do the capsule variant instead.
Same brand. Only difference is, you don’t taste it.
Buy the capsules. There is no need to torture yourself through the taste.
One tablespoon each day is enough. During summer when you get enough sunlight, it is not as important. More important to take during winter when your body can’t produce enough vitamin D on its own
Also, if you drink some milk just after taking the cod liver oil, the aftertaste will go away.
I grew up with one tablespoon a day. Was taught that it was important for vitamin D. Hence why they say you should take tran (cod liver oil) in all the months with r, because they have the least sun.
Nowadays I take plant based supplements instead.
Do it. Dont be a baby.
I don’t do it every day, but sometimes. It used to have a strong taste, which is why many prefer the one with lemon flavour or the capsule version, but it doesn’t have the same taste anymore.
It is a good source of vitamin D, so take it in the winter months when you don’t get much sun.
Rule of thumb: Only drink it in months with r. You get enough vitamin D from the sun in spring and summer.
I throw a table spoon in my morning smoothie everyday. Can’t taste it at all.
My 4yo daughter loves the children’s tootie frootie flavored Tran.
Möllers Tran and Sana Sol, every morning
What amount of vitamin D do you get with 2 tablespoon per day ? And what is recommended ?
I’m marrying into a Norwegian family and we have a bottle of this in our fridge (I don’t mind the taste but the texture is a bit… Blugh) and also the capsules (I kind of prefer them but don’t mind either really) on the side by the kettle in our house in the UK.
Get fed it after breakfast when we are with family in Norge 😁.
Fairly common. I did it every morning until I was in my teens. Started up again a few years back. Not sure I can tell any difference, but it’s not like it hurts you.
I dont know how I’d be if I didn’t, but, since we Norwegians are pale and it gets dark here, we need the extra vitamin D. Especially during winter.
If you’re of a darker complexion, it’s an absolute must. Many foreigners get sick from vitamin D deficiency in the dark months.
I was brought up to eat everything that was served. I’ve also travelled to some exotic places where I’ve eaten some pretty weird stuff out of politeness. I still find the taste and texture of cod liver oil to be revolting. Take the capsules, they’re just as effective.
One tablespoon a day every month that has the letter “R” in it, that’s what I grew up with. My mom’s generation and before stood in line in school to get their daily dose.
I don’t take tran myself because I can’t stand the taste or feeling the feel of something that oily, but do I take capsules instead every day as requested by my doctor.
Check your levels and take it from there I’d say. I for one am chronically low on D-vitamin no matter what I do and so I need to take supplements as well. The doctors don’t know why and have tested for all kinds of things, but found nothing wrong.
I just take a shot straight from the bottle before or after breakfest
Yes. Daily. And a bit of orange juice right after.
I take vitamin d supplements instead. Tran contains environmental toxics.
Have no one thought of the fact Tran is a rest product from fish industry that marketing have managed to turn into commodity with an extremely high mark up – only in Norway.
While rest of Nordic countries (with as little winter sun) make do with just d-vitamin AND have less people with d-vitamin shortage. In Norway a third of population are low in d-vitamin, while in Sweden it’s much less common (and mostly common in certain immigrant groups). Swedes don’t drink Tran.
Its fairly common. If you don’t like the taste (nobody does), buy capsules. Capsules are more expensive, so I preffer the one with the green label over the yellow one as it has less flavour.
Every day growing up. I still take the capsules on the weeks I’m not eating enough fish
Old people used to drink that a lot. Youngs not so much. Olive oil (greek not the fake one) is also really good if you have high LDL (one soup spoon a day).
.#TeamSitron here.
Hold it to your lips, tilt head back, suck it down and swallow like a champ.
Yes. Do it
More often than not, it is two teaspoons (ergo 2 x 5mL) per day, and should say something along these lines on the packaging.
In every month with an R in it (september all the way till april), a tablespoon per day. Sana sol as well, to wash away the tran.
I can’t seem to find anyone giving you any real reason for their recommendation, get everyone recommends you. Here, make up your own mind (and search for more – that’s one of the first results I found): https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1040/cod-liver-oil
“Cod liver oil is used for heart health, depression, arthritis, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.”
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Its fairly common, as in it’s still sold in super markets.
But I personally dont do a table spoon of it each day. I just cant stand the taste. So I do the capsule variant instead.
Same brand. Only difference is, you don’t taste it.
Buy the capsules. There is no need to torture yourself through the taste.
One tablespoon each day is enough. During summer when you get enough sunlight, it is not as important. More important to take during winter when your body can’t produce enough vitamin D on its own
Edit: might also add that if you dont like the taste of Möllers Tran, you can try the tran from [Havfruene](https://havfruene.no/products/1?page=1&pageSize=30&product_view=1&sorting_mode=0). Didn’t taste fishy at all and much better quality, but it is more expensive though.
Yes it is fairly common and recommend. I rather use two tran capsules per day than oil, because it has no taste.
https://www.apotek1.no/produkter/mollers-pharma-ingen-ettersmak-omega-3-kapsler-80stk-801037p
You can find them in ordinary grocery stores.
I grew up having a tablespoon forced down my neck every day before school.
It’s no wonder I don’t eat any form of seafood.
It’s very common in Norway. Sold at almost every grocery store.
The capsules from Möller and other brands, are more or less the same product as the bottled cod liver oil (example: https://meny.no/varer/personlige-artikler/helsekost/trankapsler/mollers-omega-3-7070866030728 ). There’s also a capsule variant with increased level of Omega 3: https://www.mollers.no/product/konsentrert-omega-3-kapsler/
Don’t like the taste of cod liver oil? There’s a variant with lemon flavour: https://meny.no/varer/personlige-artikler/helsekost/tran/mollers-tran-7070866013431
And one with apple flavour: https://meny.no/varer/personlige-artikler/helsekost/tran/mollers-tran-7070866026578
Also, if you drink some milk just after taking the cod liver oil, the aftertaste will go away.
I grew up with one tablespoon a day. Was taught that it was important for vitamin D. Hence why they say you should take tran (cod liver oil) in all the months with r, because they have the least sun.
Nowadays I take plant based supplements instead.
Do it. Dont be a baby.
I don’t do it every day, but sometimes. It used to have a strong taste, which is why many prefer the one with lemon flavour or the capsule version, but it doesn’t have the same taste anymore.
It is a good source of vitamin D, so take it in the winter months when you don’t get much sun.
Rule of thumb: Only drink it in months with r. You get enough vitamin D from the sun in spring and summer.
I throw a table spoon in my morning smoothie everyday. Can’t taste it at all.
My 4yo daughter loves the children’s tootie frootie flavored Tran.
Möllers Tran and Sana Sol, every morning
What amount of vitamin D do you get with 2 tablespoon per day ? And what is recommended ?
I’m marrying into a Norwegian family and we have a bottle of this in our fridge (I don’t mind the taste but the texture is a bit… Blugh) and also the capsules (I kind of prefer them but don’t mind either really) on the side by the kettle in our house in the UK.
Get fed it after breakfast when we are with family in Norge 😁.
Fairly common. I did it every morning until I was in my teens. Started up again a few years back. Not sure I can tell any difference, but it’s not like it hurts you.
I dont know how I’d be if I didn’t, but, since we Norwegians are pale and it gets dark here, we need the extra vitamin D. Especially during winter.
If you’re of a darker complexion, it’s an absolute must. Many foreigners get sick from vitamin D deficiency in the dark months.
I was brought up to eat everything that was served. I’ve also travelled to some exotic places where I’ve eaten some pretty weird stuff out of politeness. I still find the taste and texture of cod liver oil to be revolting. Take the capsules, they’re just as effective.
One tablespoon a day every month that has the letter “R” in it, that’s what I grew up with. My mom’s generation and before stood in line in school to get their daily dose.
I don’t take tran myself because I can’t stand the taste or feeling the feel of something that oily, but do I take capsules instead every day as requested by my doctor.
Check your levels and take it from there I’d say. I for one am chronically low on D-vitamin no matter what I do and so I need to take supplements as well. The doctors don’t know why and have tested for all kinds of things, but found nothing wrong.
I just take a shot straight from the bottle before or after breakfest
Yes. Daily. And a bit of orange juice right after.
I take vitamin d supplements instead. Tran contains environmental toxics.
Have no one thought of the fact Tran is a rest product from fish industry that marketing have managed to turn into commodity with an extremely high mark up – only in Norway.
While rest of Nordic countries (with as little winter sun) make do with just d-vitamin AND have less people with d-vitamin shortage. In Norway a third of population are low in d-vitamin, while in Sweden it’s much less common (and mostly common in certain immigrant groups). Swedes don’t drink Tran.
Its fairly common. If you don’t like the taste (nobody does), buy capsules. Capsules are more expensive, so I preffer the one with the green label over the yellow one as it has less flavour.
Every day growing up. I still take the capsules on the weeks I’m not eating enough fish
Old people used to drink that a lot. Youngs not so much. Olive oil (greek not the fake one) is also really good if you have high LDL (one soup spoon a day).
.#TeamSitron here.
Hold it to your lips, tilt head back, suck it down and swallow like a champ.
Yes. Do it
More often than not, it is two teaspoons (ergo 2 x 5mL) per day, and should say something along these lines on the packaging.
In every month with an R in it (september all the way till april), a tablespoon per day. Sana sol as well, to wash away the tran.
I can’t seem to find anyone giving you any real reason for their recommendation, get everyone recommends you. Here, make up your own mind (and search for more – that’s one of the first results I found): https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1040/cod-liver-oil
“Cod liver oil is used for heart health, depression, arthritis, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.”