Table 2.

Rich sources of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid*.

Source of LA	LA (g/100 g)	ALA (g/100 g)	Ratio n6/n3
Safflower oil	73	0.4	>100
Corn oil	57	1	57
Hempseed Oil	56	22	2.5
Cottonseed oil	50	0.2	>100
Soybean oil	50	8	6.2
Sesame oil	40	0.3	>100
Black walnuts	37	2	18.5
English walnuts	35	6.8	5.1
Sunflower seeds	30	0.06	>100
Brazil nuts	25	0.01	>100
Margarine	22	2.1	10.4
Pumpkin and squash seeds	20	0.12	>100
Spanish peanuts	16	0.01	>100
Peanut butter	15	0.08	>100
Almonds	10	0.06	>100

*Adapted from reference [12] and [13]