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EPA fatty acid Foods high in EPA fatty acid and how much you need · Fatty acids

Foods that have it: 256

There's no official daily target for EPA fatty acid.

Plant foods have little EPA fatty acid, so it comes mostly from animal foods. The richest are eel; kidney, boiled, salt and egg, omega, without shell.

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Foods highest in EPA fatty acid

Ranked from 256 foods in our catalog, one entry per food.

1

Eel 1,430 mg

serving (110 g) · Fish
2

Herring, pickled, canned 877 mg

serving (85 g) · Fish products
3

Salmon fillet 853 mg

serving (110 g) · Fish
4

Mackerel, smoked 814 mg

serving (55 g) · Fish
5

Lamprey, smoked 715 mg

serving (55 g) · Fish products
6

Salmon in oil, canned 697 mg

serving (85 g) · Fish products
7

Mussel in water, canned 377 mg

serving (85 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
8

Shrimp 136 mg

serving (110 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
9

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 117 mg

serving (85 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
10

Kidney, boiled, salt 89.9 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
11

Liver, pork 85 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
12

Roasted liver 70.1 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
13

Chicken breast with skin 55.6 mg

serving (110 g) · Chicken and other birds
14

Pork ribs, fried 53.4 mg

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
15

Turkey mince, fried without fat 47.9 mg

serving (85 g) · Chicken and other birds
16

Chicken with skin, grilled without added fat 46.7 mg

serving (85 g) · Chicken and other birds
17

Fish stock broth 45.6 mg

cup (244 g) · Savoury sauces
18

Raccoon, cooked, roasted 43.4 mg

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
19

Pork shoulder, oven-baked 20.4 mg

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
20

Egg, omega, without shell 19.9 mg

medium piece (55 g) · Egg
21

Pork and beef, canned 18 mg

serving (85 g) · Meat products
22

Sauteed elk 10.8 mg

serving (85 g) · Meat dishes
23

Ham, smoked, 6% fat 5.6 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
24

Chorizo, fried without fat 4.8 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
25

Salami, light, 15% fat 3.3 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, sausages
26

Groat sausage, fried without fat 3 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
27

Frankfurter, fried without fat 3 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
28

Edamame, prepared 2.7 mg

serving (90 g) · Pulses
29

Turkey cold cuts 2.4 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
30

Sour cream, 20% 1.8 mg

serving (30 g) · Fermented milk products, other
31

Plantains, green, fried 1.4 mg

serving (140 g) · Fruit and berry dishes other than pies
32

Fish stock cube 0.65 mg

serving (5 g) · Miscellaneous ingredients
33

Chicken broth 0.06 mg

serving (240 g) · Savoury sauces
34

Chicken bouillon cube 0.04 mg

serving (5 g) · Miscellaneous ingredients
35

Meat bouillon 0.01 mg

cup (240 g) · Savoury sauces
36

Meat bouillon powder/cube 0.01 mg

serving (5 g) · Miscellaneous ingredients

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