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. 2013 Dec 9;8(12):e82429. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082429

Table 4. Daily average contents of 8 oz. per week of cooked fish, with comparison to other daily fat sources.

Food USDA Fat Fat Energy LA ALA EPA DPA DHA LA/ALA
no. g kcal* g g g g g
Tuna, light, canned in water 15121 0.311 2.8 0.005 0.001 0.009 0.001 0.064 7.0
Tilapia, farmed 15262 0.859 7.8 0.092 0.015 0.002 0.019 0.042 6.3
Halibut with skin, Alaska 35188 0.885 8.0 0.006 0.003 0.079 0.017 0.118 2.0
Salmon, sockeye, Pacific 15273 1.508 13.6 0.035 0.018 0.111 0.029 0.211 1.9
Catfish, channel, farmed 15234 1.926 17.4 0.294 0.021 0.007 0.006 0.022 14.0
Trout, rainbow, farmed 15240 2.004 18.1 0.181 0.023 0.084 0.035 0.201 7.9
Salmon, Atlantic, farmed 15236 4.352 39.3 0.350 0.058 0.335 0.153 0.430 6.1
Average of high- and low-fat fish 1.692 15.3 0.138 0.020 0.090 0.037 0.155 6.5
Milk products, conventional -- -- 313 0.92 0.170 0.027 0.040 -- 5.4
Milk products, organic -- -- 313 0.68 0.273 0.035 0.047 -- 2.5
Diet scenario non-dairy fat, typical LA§ -- -- 380 9.91 0.79 -- -- -- 12.6
Diet scenario non-dairy fat, low LA§ -- -- 380 5.90 1.17 -- -- -- 5.1

* Based on 9.02 kcal/g of fish fat (USDA).

†Cooked fish values, estimated from USDA's raw fish values × 1.2.

‡Fat energy from Table 1 (moderate dairy intake, average- or high-fat diet, 33% or 45% fat energy). FA amounts

calculated from Table 2 values (sample calculation in Table 3).

§Fat energy from Table 1 (moderate dairy intake, average-fat diet, 33% fat energy). FA amounts calculated as

shown in Table 3 sample calculation and footnote.