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. 2019 Oct 4;11(10):2365. doi: 10.3390/nu11102365

Table 1.

Energy, protein, total lipid, 18:2 n-6, 18:3 n-3, carbohydrate, and fiber contents of oils and foods commonly consumed by vegans and vegetarians for the essential fatty acids.

Nutrient 1 Energy Protein Total Lipid 18:2n-6 18:3n-3 CHO Total Fiber
Unit Kcal g g g g g g
Oils
Oil, Canola 100 g 884 0 100 18.64 9.137 0 0
Oil, Flaxseed/Linseed (Panos) 100 g 884 0.110 99.98 14.25 53.37 0 0
Oil, Soybean 100 g 763 0 100 50.42 6.789 0 0
Oil, Walnut 100 g 884 0 100 52.90 10.40 0 0
Oil, High Oleic Sunflower 100 g 884 0 100 3.61 * 0.192 ** 0 0
Oil, High Oleic Safflower 100 g 884 0 100 12.72 0.096 0 0
Oil, Culinary Algae 100 g 800 0 93.33 n/a n/a 0 0
Ovega-3 supplement 2 1 gel n/a 0 n/a n/a 0.5 0 0
Deva Vegan supplement 3 1 cap 5 0 0.5 n/a 0.2 0 0
Nordic Naturals supplement 4 2 gels 10.0 0 1.00 n/a 0.715 0 0
Food Sources
Almonds Raw 100 g 579 21.15 49.93 12.30 0.003 21.55 12.50
Amaranth 100 g 371 13.65 7.020 2.736 0.042 65.25 6.70
Avocados, Raw, California 100 g 167 1.960 15.41 1.674 0.111 8.640 6.80
Black Walnuts Dried 100 g 619 24.06 59.33 33.80 2.680 9.580 6.80
Brazil Nuts, Dried 100 g 659 14.32 67.10 23.859 0.018 11.74 7.50
Brown Rice Cooked 100 g 123 2.740 0.970 0.355 0.011 25.58 1.60
Bulgur Cooked 100 g 83 3.08 0.240 0.094 0.004 18.58 4.50
Cashews Raw 100 g 553 18.22 43.85 7.782 0.062 30.19 3.30
Chia Seeds Dried 100 g 486 16.54 30.74 5.840 17.80 42.12 34.4
English Walnuts Dried 100 g 654 15.23 65.21 38.09 9.08 13.71 6.70
Flaxseed Raw 100 g 534 18.29 42.16 5.903 22.81 28.88 27.3
Hempseed Hulled 100 g 553 31.56 48.75 1.340 8.864 8.670 4.00
Millet Cooked 100 g 119 3.510 1.000 0.480 0.028 23.67 1.300
Oat Bran Cooked 100 g 40 3.210 0.860 0.324 0.015 11.44 2.60
Pistachio Raw 100 g 560 20.16 45.32 13.10 0.210 27.17 10.60
Poppy Seeds 100 g 525 17.99 41.56 28.30 0.273 28.13 19.50
Quinoa 100 g 368 14.12 6.070 2.977 0.260 64.16 7.00
Rye 100 g 338 10.34 1.630 0.659 0.108 75.86 15.1
Sesame Seeds dried 100 g 573 17.73 49.67 21.375 0.376 23.45 11.8
Soybeans Raw 100 g 446 36.49 19.94 9.925 1.330 30.16 9.30
Soybeans, Boiled 100 g 141 12.35 6.400 2.657 0.354 11.05 4.20
Sunflower Seeds 100 g 584 20.78 51.50 23.05 * 0.06 ** 20.00 8.60

1 Source: US Department of Agriculture Nutrient Data Base, 2019 [18]. * undifferentiated 18:2, ** undifferentiated 18:3. 2 Ovega-3 i-Health, Inc., 2017 [19]. 3 Deva Nutrition LLC, 2017 [20]. 4 Nordic Naturals Inc., 2017 [21].