TABLE 3. Amounts of EPA+DHA in Fish and Fish Oils and the Amount of Fish Consumption Required to Provide 
1 g of EPA+DHA per Day
|
EPA+DHA Content, g/3-oz Serving Fish (Edible Portion) or g/g Oil
|
Amount Required to Provide 1 g of EPA+DHA per Day, oz (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 |
| Mackerel |
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 |
0.27 |
11 |
| Clam |
0.24 |
12.5 |
| Scallop |
0.17 |
17.5 |
| 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 |
|
| Data from the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory.104The intakes of fish given above are very rough estimates because oil content can vary markedly (>300%) with species, season, diet, and packaging and cooking methods. |
| *This intake of cod liver oil would provide approximately the Recommended Dietary Allowance of vitamins A and D. |
| Not currently available in the United States. |
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