Pregnant Women in Louisiana Are Not Meeting Dietary Seafood Recommendations

Table 1

DHA and EPA content of major dietary sources of omega-3 LCPUFA^1,2.

	DHA,; mg/4 oz.	EPA,; mg/4 oz.	Number of 4 oz. servings to provide 250 mg; DHA + EPA^3	Oz. to provide 250 mg DHA + EPA
Bass
Sea	492	183	0.37	1.48
Striped	663	192	0.29	1.17
Catfish
Farmed	64	19	3.02	12.10
Wild	265	147	0.61	2.43
Cod
Atlantic	136	72	1.20	4.81
Pacific	109	39	1.69	6.76
Herring
Atlantic	977	804	0.14	0.56
Pacific	781	1099	0.13	0.53
Flounder	123	155	0.90	3.61
Salmon
Atlantic, farmed	1251	977	0.11	0.45
Atlantic, wild	1264	364	0.15	0.61
Pink	377	207	0.43	1.71
Sockeye	1797	395	0.11	0.46
Tilapia	97	5	2.44	9.74
Trout	599	229	0.30	1.21
Tuna
Bluefin	1009	321	0.19	0.75
Light, canned in water	223	32	0.98	3.93
Yellowfin	100	13	2.21	8.82
White, canned in water	713	264	0.26	1.02

Adapted from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 27 [21]; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; LCPUFA: long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid.
²Nutrient values are estimates and depend on species of fish, total fat content of fish, geographical location, method of raising/harvesting, and cooking. All values are for raw portions and, as such, are overestimates after cooking is considered [21].
³Number of servings (4 oz.) were calculated to meet 250 mg of omega-3 LCPUFA per day, as recommended for pregnant women by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2015–2020) [20].