Have you ever wondered how the process from fresh fish to ready-made omega-3 capsules takes place? Founder and professional manager, Hogne Hallaråker, tells more about Romega’s production process.

Fresh herring roe from the Norwegian coast

Romega is roe extract from Norwegian spring-spawning herring. The herring is fished along the Norwegian coast, and large parts are taken just off Møre. We work with several fish receptions, and are lucky to have fish receptions in the immediate area of ​​Ørsta. Here we are talking about short-hauled herring.

To ensure that the quality of the roe is good, we are always present at the fish reception when the herring catch arrives. We take samples regularly, where we examine the water, oil, color and size of the roe grains. During the fishing season, we take out many hundreds of tonnes of roe. These are frozen in blocks of 20 kg which are stored in a freezer in the local area.

Gentle processing of the raw material

The oil from the herring roe is extracted using a process that we have developed ourselves in Ørsta. This is a very gentle process where we constantly make sure that the product does not come into contact with oxygen or unnecessary heat. We do this to keep the oil in Romega as fresh as possible.

We bottle the finished oil in barrels, which we then send to our capsule manufacturer. It is this manufacturer that also makes the finished boxes with Romega, which are designed in Ørsta. The boxes are then sent out to our customers all over Norway.