Table 1.
Fish Type | Typical EPA + DHA per Adult Serving | Comment |
---|---|---|
Fatty (e.g., salmon, trout, mackerel, sardines and herring) | 1–3.5 g | Usually more EPA than DHA; content depends on the type of fish, season, water temperature, diet, stage of life cycle, wild or farmed and method of cooking |
Lean (e.g., cod, plaice, haddock and sea bass) | 0.1–0.3 g | Usually more EPA than DHA |
Supplement Type | Typical EPA + DHA Content per g of oil | |
Cod liver oil | 200 mg | Usually more EPA than DHA |
Standard “fish oil” | 300 mg | Usually more EPA than DHA |
Fish oil concentrate | 450–600 mg | Usually more EPA than DHA |
Tuna oil | 460 mg | More DHA than EPA |
Krill oil | 205 mg | Usually more EPA than DHA; some in phospholipid form |
Algal oil | 400 mg | Mainly DHA |
Flaxseed oil | 0 mg | Contains α-linolenic acid, but not EPA or DHA |
Pharmaceuticals | Typical EPA + DHA Content per g of oil | |
Omacor/Lovaza | 460 mg EPA + 380 mg DHA | In ethyl ester form |
Omtryg | 465 mg EPA + 375 mg DHA | In ethyl ester form |
Epanova | 550 mg EPA + 200 mg DHA | In free fatty acid form |
Vascepa/icosapent ethyl | 900 mg EPA | In ethyl ester form |
Abbreviations: DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid.