Arachidonic acid Foods high in arachidonic acid and how much you need · Fatty acids

Most in a serving: Eel

There's no official daily target for arachidonic acid.

Plant foods have little arachidonic acid, so it comes mostly from animal foods. The richest are eel; liver and egg, organic.

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Foods highest in arachidonic acid

Ranked from 374 foods in our catalog, one entry per food.

1

Eel 814 mg

serving (110 g) · Fish
2

Lamprey, smoked 407 mg

serving (55 g) · Fish products
3

Liver, boiled 321 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
4

Raccoon, cooked, roasted 315 mg

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
5

Roasted liver 309 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
6

Beef, brain, cooked, simmered 302 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
7

Bear, cooked, simmered 273 mg

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
8

Chicken breast with skin 210 mg

serving (110 g) · Chicken and other birds
9

Pork ribs, fried 188 mg

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
10

Turkey mince, fried without fat 181 mg

serving (85 g) · Chicken and other birds
11

Turkey with skin 167 mg

serving (110 g) · Chicken and other birds
12

Vendace 154 mg

serving (110 g) · Fish
13

Caviar, dark roe of sturgeon 116 mg

tbsp (16 g) · Fish products
14

Baltic herring 109 mg

serving (110 g) · Fish
15

Egg, organic, boiled 83.3 mg

large (50 g) · Egg
16

Salmon in oil, canned 79.3 mg

serving (85 g) · Fish products
17

Egg yolk, fried 68.8 mg

large (17 g) · Egg
18

Mussel in water, canned 68 mg

serving (85 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
19

Crayfish 49.5 mg

serving (110 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
20

Salami 48.2 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, sausages
21

Chorizo, fried without fat 41.6 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
22

Chicken nuggets, deep-fried, lactose-free 41.5 mg

serving (85 g) · Poultry dishes
23

Parma ham, 15% fat 39.3 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
24

Egg yolk powder 34.4 mg

tbsp (4 g) · Egg
25

Pork and beef, canned 32.9 mg

serving (85 g) · Meat products
26

Frankfurter, fried without fat 32.2 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
27

Sauteed elk 30.1 mg

serving (85 g) · Meat dishes
28

Turkey cold cuts 28.7 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
29

Lobster 28.6 mg

serving (110 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
30

Groat sausage, fried without fat 23.3 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
31

Cheese, home-made cheese, 9-14% fat 18.5 mg

serving (110 g) · Cheese, unripened, fresh cheese
32

Fish stock broth 16.5 mg

cup (244 g) · Savoury sauces
33

Pulled pork 14.4 mg

serving (85 g) · Meat dishes
34

Yoghurt, turkish/greek, 10% fat, lactose-free 14.3 mg

serving (170 g) · Yoghurt
35

Plantains, green, fried 14 mg

serving (140 g) · Fruit and berry dishes other than pies
36

Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking 13.6 mg

tbsp (13.6 g) · Oils
37

Milk, goat milk 10.5 mg

serving (240 g) · Milks >2% fat
38

Whipping cream, 38% fat 9.7 mg

serving (30 g) · Cream
39

Cream quark, 10% fat 9.4 mg

serving (110 g) · Quark
40

Whipped cream, unsweetened 8.9 mg

serving (30 g) · Cream
41

Tallow, beef fat 8.9 mg

tbsp (12.8 g) · Animal fat
42

Spinach spaghetti, boiled 8.8 mg

serving (140 g) · Pasta
43

Cream cheese, mascarpone, 38% fat 8.7 mg

serving (30 g) · Cheese, unripened, fresh cheese
44

Sour cream, 40% fat 8.5 mg

serving (30 g) · Fermented milk products, other
45

Croissant, home-made 6 mg

serving (55 g) · Savoury bakery
46

Skyr, plain, 4% fat 6 mg

serving (170 g) · Quark
47

Cottage cheese, 2-5% fat 5 mg

serving (110 g) · Cheese, unripened, fresh cheese
48

Kefir, lowfat, plain, 1% 4.8 mg

serving (240 g) · Soured milks
49

Banana, deep-fried 3.7 mg

serving (30 g) · Fruit and berry dishes other than pies
50

Tofu, soft (with calcium sulfate) 3.4 mg

serving (85 g) · Pulse products

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Arachidonic acid Foods high in arachidonic acid and how much you need · Fatty acids

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