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

Table 5

Omega-3 contents in transgenic plants.

Oil seed plants	% EPA and/or; DHA production	Reference
Camelina sativa oil seeds; CSTRO, includes model plants	26 EPA; 15 EPA 14 DHA	[84]; [85]
Transgenic soy bean	20.0 EPA	[86]
Brassica carinata	25.0 EPA	[87]
Mustard (BASF)	15.0 EPA 1.5 DHA	[46]