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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 07:52 am
Is the sentence below correct? Is there a better way of saying the same thing? Thanks very much.

The amount of EPA + DHA in the fish oil capsules differed by 29 to 106% from the amount stated on the label.
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 08:02 am
@Doubtful,
Doubtful wrote:

Is the sentence below correct? Is there a better way of saying the same thing? Thanks very much.

The amount of EPA + DHA in the fish oil capsules differed by 29 to 106% from the amount stated on the label.


Yeah, differed is fine. Other choices could be "deviated" or "diverged," both of which have a more "negative" connotation than "differed" I think.
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 08:45 am
Differed how? In strength?
Doubtful
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 09:39 am
@PUNKEY,
Yes. For example, the label stated 240mg of DHA but the gel capsule contained only 200mg, for instance.
layman
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 09:50 am
@Doubtful,
Doubtful wrote:

Yes. For example, the label stated 240mg of DHA but the gel capsule contained only 200mg, for instance.


If the point is that you're getting short changed, then you might want to use words like "misrepresented" or "overstated." That wasn't clear in the first post.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 12:50 pm
@Doubtful,
Ful no offense but I'd'a writ'

29% to 106%

If need possible context......
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Doubtful
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 12:59 pm
@layman,
I don't know whether all capsules contained less DHA or EPA than indicated on the label. The original text uses the word "varied." I don't know whether varied would work in English:

The DHA content of the capsules varied by 29 to 104% of what was stated on the label.

(The researchers analyzed almost 300 capsules of a few dozen brands).
centrox
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 01:04 pm
@Doubtful,
The DHA content of the capsules varied between 29% and 104% of what was stated on the label.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 01:06 pm
@centrox,
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between 29% and 104%
Yea ! Hey ! Cen that's even better
centrox
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 01:09 pm
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:
Yea ! Hey ! Cen that's even better

Who appointed you a judge?
dalehileman
 
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Reply Tue 28 Feb, 2017 02:12 pm
@centrox,
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Who appointed you a judge?
God I'm sure
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