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 |