Posted by Larry Hoover on April 4, 2003, at 8:03:04
In reply to Another fish oil question!, posted by Mats on April 4, 2003, at 6:10:57
> How much actual fish is 1 mg of fishoil?
>
> /MatsDepends on the fish. For example, one capsule of salmon oil (one gram = 1000 mg) represents the fatty acids from about 40 grams of raw pink salmon (based on the USDA database).
If you want to compare different seafoods, go to:
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ah/food/data/fishshellfish.lipids2
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ah/food/data/fishshellfish.lipids3EPA is listed as 20:5, and DHA is 22:6.
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
thread:216119
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030402/msgs/216137.html