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. 2011 Mar 4;11(1):51–59. doi: 10.1007/s13596-011-0002-x

Table 2.

Omega−3 content as the percentage of ALA in the whole food (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Common name Linnaean name % Omega–3
Flaxseed Linum usitatissimum 18.1
Butternuts Juglans cinerea 8.7
Hempseed Cannabis sativa 8.7
Walnuts Juglans regia 6.3
Pecan nuts Carya illinoinensis 0.6
Hazel nuts Corylus avellana 0.1

Some vegetables, too, contain a noteworthy amount of n−3, including strawberries and broccoli