Bioengineered Plants Can Be a Useful Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Table 3

Fatty acid composition (%) of plant oils, fish species, and microalgae.

Oil	SFA	MUFA	PUFA	n3	n6	n6/n3 ratio
Sunflower	12.0	20.5	67.5	0.10	63.2	632
Corn	14.5	29.9	55.6	0.90	50.4	56
Soya	15.6	21.2	63.2	7.30	51.5	7.05
Palm	47.8	37.1	15.1	0.30	10.1	33.66
Olive	14.3	73.0	12.7	0.70	7.8	11.14
Cod liver	22.6	20.7	56.8	19.8	0.9	0.04
Herring	21.3	56.6	22.1	11.9	12	1.01
Salmon	19.9	17.0	63.1	35.3	1.06	0.03
Sardine	30.4	14.5	55.1	28.1	2.2	0.07
Microalgae	37.1	33.8	39.9	32	8.2	0.25