Upon passing through the adsorbent bed, the carotenoids content of the neutral lipids is reduced, thereby producing an oil rich in EPA.The carotenoids can be recovered from the adsorbent material by treating the adsorbent with an appropriate solvent, including, but not limited to, alcohols such as ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, butanol, esters such as ethyl acetate or butyl acetate, alkanes such as h