Recommendations Summary

Food Table

Amounts of EPA+DHA in Fish and Fish Oils

Source

EPA+DHA Content, g/3oz Serving of Fish or g/g of Oil

Amount Required to Provide ~1g of EAP+DHA per Day, Os (Fish) or g (Oil)

Fish

Tuna

Light, canned in water, drained

0.26

12

White, canned in water, drained

0.73

4

Fresh

0.24-1.28

2.5-12

Sardines

0.98-1.70

2-3

Salmon

Chum

0.68

4.5

Sockeye

0.68

4.5

Pink

1.09

2.5

Chinook

1.48

2

Atlantic, farmed

1.09-1.83

1.5-2.5

Atlantic, wild

0.9-1.56

2-3.5

Mackeral

0.34-1.57

2-8.5

Herring

Pacific

1.81

1.5

Atlantic

1.71

2

Trout, rainbow

Farmed

0.98

3

Wild

0.84

3.5

Halibut

0.4-1.0

3-7.5

Cod

Pacific

0.13

23

Atlantic

0.24

12.5

Haddock

0.2

15

Catfish

Farmed

0.15

20

Wild

0.2

15

Flounder/Sole

0.42

7

Oyster

Pacific

1.17

2.5

Eastern

0.47

6.5

Farmed

0.37

8

Lobster

0.07-0.41

7.5-42.5

Crab, Alaskan King

0.35

8.5

Shrimp, mixed species

.027

11

Clam

.024

12.5

Scallop

.017

17.5

Source

EPA+DHA Content, g/3oz Serving of Fish or g/g of Oil

Amount Required to Provide ~1g of EAP+DHA per Day, Os (Fish) or g (Oil)

Capsules

Cod liver oil

0.19

5

Standard fish body oil

0.30

3

Omega-3 fatty acid concentrate

0.50

2

Omacor (Pronova Biocare)*

0.85

1

*Not currently available in the United States