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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: Metabolism. 2008 May;57(5):698–707. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2008.01.008

Table 3.

Percentages of energy provided by LA, AA, and total omega-6 fatty acids for the menhaden and soybean oil diets (1,2).

% of total energy Linoleic acid % Arachidonic acid % Total omega-6 %
1% menhaden oil (2.6%) 0.0393 0.0236 0.0629
5% menhaden oil (12.5%) 0.196 0.118 0.314
10% menhaden oil (23%) 0.393 0.236 0.629
Soybean oil (12.5%) 6.7 - 6.7
(1)

Menhaden oil percentages are named by weight, energy percentages in parentheses.

(2)

Standard requirement beliefs are 1% of energy for omega-6 fatty acids.