Table 1
PUFA content of dietary components.
| | Fat type | LA | ALA | AA | EPA + DHA |
| | Saturated | | | | | | Lard | 8600 | 1000 | 1070 | | | Butter fat | 2300 | 1400 | | | | Coconut oil | 1400 | | | | | Beef tallow | 80 | | | | | Unsaturated | | | | | | (1) Monounsaturated | | | | | | Peanut oil | 23900 | | | | | Pecans | 20600 | 1000 | | | | Almonds | 9860 | 260 | | | | Olive oil | 8000 | 950 | | | | Avocado | 1970 | | | | | (2) Polyunsaturated | | | | | | Omega-6 | | | | | | Safflower oil | 74000 | 470 | | | | Sunflower oil | 60200 | 500 | | | | Soybean oil | 53400 | 7600 | | | | Corn oil | 50000 | 900 | | | | Cotton seed oil | 47800 | 1000 | | | | Walnut | 34100 | 6800 | 590 | | | Brazil nut | 24900 | | | | | Omega-3 | | | | | | Linseed oil | 13400 | 55300 | | | | Canola oil | 19100 | 8600 | | | | Salmon | 440 | 550 | 300 | 1200 | | Tuna | 260 | 270 | 280 | 400 | | Herring | 150 | 62 | 37 | 1700 | | Trout | 74 | | 30 | 500 | | Cod | 4 | 2 | 3 | 300 |
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Data are expressed as mg/100 g edible portion. Data are elaborated from [13, 14, 18].
Content of fatty acids may vary slightly according to species, sources, and analytical factors.
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