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

Most in a serving: Salmon fillet

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

Plant foods have little DHA fatty acid, so it comes mostly from animal foods. The richest are salmon fillet; beef, brain and egg, organic.

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Foods highest in DHA fatty acid

Ranked from 250 foods in our catalog, one entry per food.

1

Salmon fillet 2,479 mg

serving (110 g) · Fish
2

Eel 2,310 mg

serving (110 g) · Fish
3

Salmon, boiled 2,176 mg

serving (85 g) · Fish
4

Salmon in oil, canned 2,027 mg

serving (85 g) · Fish products
5

Lamprey, smoked 1,155 mg

serving (55 g) · Fish products
6

Herring, pickled, canned 881 mg

serving (85 g) · Fish products
7

Beef, brain, cooked, simmered 727 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
8

Lamb, brain, cooked, braised 502 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
9

Pork, brain, raw 383 mg

serving (85 g) · Offal dishes
10

Mussel in water, canned 312 mg

serving (85 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
11

Shrimp 134 mg

serving (110 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
12

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 124 mg

serving (85 g) · Crustaceans and molluscs
13

Squirrel, cooked, roasted 87.6 mg

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
14

Egg, organic, boiled 84.9 mg

large (50 g) · Egg
15

Chicken with skin, grilled without added fat 64.6 mg

serving (85 g) · Chicken and other birds
16

Fish stock broth 62 mg

cup (244 g) · Savoury sauces
17

Chicken, grilled 60.8 mg

serving (85 g) · Chicken and other birds
18

Egg yolk, fried 59 mg

large (17 g) · Egg
19

Chicken wing without skin 55 mg

serving (110 g) · Chicken and other birds
20

Caribou, raw 55 mg

serving (110 g) · Steaks and chops
21

Pork and beef, canned 41.4 mg

serving (85 g) · Meat products
22

Pork ribs, fried 37.6 mg

serving (85 g) · Steaks and chops
23

Egg yolk powder 29.5 mg

tbsp (4 g) · Egg
24

Quinoa, cooked 26.3 mg

serving (140 g) · Rice
25

Cheese, home-made cheese, 9-14% fat 15.1 mg

serving (110 g) · Cheese, unripened, fresh cheese
26

Tallow, beef fat 11.1 mg

tbsp (12.8 g) · Animal fat
27

Ham, smoked, 6% fat 8.4 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
28

Parma ham, 15% fat 7.8 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
29

Spinach spaghetti, boiled 7.2 mg

serving (140 g) · Pasta
30

Croissant, home-made 4.9 mg

serving (55 g) · Savoury bakery
31

Chorizo, fried without fat 4.8 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
32

Turkey cold cuts 4.3 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, meat
33

Plantains, green, fried 4.2 mg

serving (140 g) · Fruit and berry dishes other than pies
34

Salami, light, 15% fat 3.3 mg

serving (55 g) · Cold cuts, sausages
35

Banana, deep-fried 3 mg

serving (30 g) · Fruit and berry dishes other than pies
36

Groat sausage, fried without fat 3 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
37

Frankfurter, fried without fat 2.9 mg

serving (55 g) · Sausages
38

Mayonnaise, 15% fat 2.7 mg

tbsp (15 g) · Salad dressings and mayonnaises
39

Pasta, gluten-free, average 2.1 mg

serving (55 g) · Pasta
40

Fish stock cube 0.89 mg

serving (5 g) · Miscellaneous ingredients
41

Sour cream, 20% 0.3 mg

serving (30 g) · Fermented milk products, other
42

Noodle, whole wheat 0.23 mg

serving (55 g) · Pasta
43

Chicken broth 0.05 mg

serving (240 g) · Savoury sauces
44

Chicken bouillon cube 0.03 mg

serving (5 g) · Miscellaneous ingredients

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