Table 1.

Content of EPA and DHA in fatty fish, lean fish, supplements and pharmaceuticals.

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.