Why Zooca® Calanus® Oil Is Considered a Renewable Ocean Resource

As demand for marine lipids and innovation continues to grow, the industry is placing greater emphasis on resources that offer long-term stability. In a market shaped by challenging environmental conditions and rising demand, exploring innovative lipid solutions that complement omega-3 supplementation can create new opportunities for product development.

Zooca® Calanus® Oil represents an innovative lipid solution, which contains a full spectrum fatty acid profile, Marine Policosanols and Astaxanthin, bound in a natural form called wax esters. Naturally derived from Calanus finmarchicus, an Arctic zooplankton species positioned low in the marine food chain, Zooca® Calanus® Oil is sourced from one of the ocean's most renewable marine resources and supported by natural annual production cycles and carefully managed harvesting practices.

Around 290 million tonnes of Calanus finmarchicus are produced annually in the Norwegian Sea, yet only approximately 0.0005% is sustainably harvested each year to produce Zooca® Calanus® Oil. The extremely low harvesting level highlights the abundance and renewability of this marine resource.

Backed by an extensive body of clinical research, Zooca® Calanus® Oil has demonstrated positive effects on metabolic health and healthy ageing. Studies have shown significant improvements in body composition, including reductions in visceral fat, while also highlighting benefits for heart health.^1-4 Clinical findings (including a new study in 2025) suggest that it may support healthy glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity and reduced metabolic stress.^5-6

Alongside the ingredient, we also offer Zooca® Calanus® Softgels within our finished products portfolio. Available as Zooca® D3 Softgels 500 mg and Zooca® D3 Softgels 525 mg + 5 µg Vitamin D3, these ready-to-market solutions can help simplify product launches, reduce development risks, and accelerate time-to-market.

To learn more, download our Zooca® Calanus® Oil Product Profile Sheet here or contact us to discuss your next project.

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(1) Stepan et al. (2022) Combined aerobic and resistance training with calanus oil supplementation improves central cardiodynamic function in older women. 29;14(1):149
(2) Cizkova et al. (2020) Exercise Training Reduces Inflammation of Adipose Tissue in the Elderly: Cross-Sectional and Randomized Interventional Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab1;105(12):dgaa630.
(3) Dadova et al. (2020) Effect of Calanus Oil Supplementation and 16-week exercise Program on Selected Fitness Parameters in Older Women. Nutrients.14;12(2):481.
(4) Brezinova et al. (2020) Exercise training induces insulin-sensitizing PAHSAs in adipose tissue of elderly women. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids,1865(2):158576.
(5) Burhop et al. (2022). Marine Oil from C. finmarchicus Enhances Glucose Homeostasis and Liver Insulin Resistance in Obese Prediabetic Individuals. Nutrients 17;14(2):396.
(6) Kerlikowsky et al. (2025) Effects of 12 Weeks of Calanus Oil Supplementation on Cardiac Diastolic Function in Obese and Prediabetic Women—A Pilot Study. doi.org/10.3390/metabo15090596}