Recommendation of the German Nutrition Society (DGE): women and men of any age, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women: 2.5 [in % of daily energy] The most important omega-6 fatty acids are:
- Linoleic acid (LA)
- Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA)
- Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DHGLA)
- Arachidonic acid (AA)
| Recommendation of the German Society for Nutrition (DGE). |
| Linoleic acid should make up 2.5% of daily dietary energy. Using 2,000 kcal/day as a reference, this equates to approximately 5 g of this omega-6 fatty acid per day. |
| Omega-6 fatty acid content – expressed in g – per 100 g of foodstuff | |||||
| Linoleic acid (LA) | Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) | Arachidonic acid (AA)a | |||
| Pork tenderloin | 0,10 | Hemp seed oil | 3,00 | Milk and milk products | |
| Whole wheat flour | 0,70 | Evening primrose oil | 10,00 | Cow’s milk, 3.5% fat | 4 |
| Butter | 1,20 | Black currant seed oil | 15-20 | Yogurt, 3.5% fat | 4 |
| Whole grain oats | 2,70 | Borage seed oil | 20,70 | Camembert, 45 % fat in dry matter | 22 |
| Flaxseed | 4,20 | Egg | |||
| Soybean | 9,80 | Chicken egg (total) | 70 | ||
| Linseed oil | 13,90 | Meat, offal | |||
| Sesame | 18,70 | Beef (fillet) | 32 | ||
| Peanut oil | 21,60 | Pork (muscle meat) | 36 | ||
| Poppy | 30,70 | Pork belly (smoked) | 130 | ||
| Pumpkin seed oil | 49,40 | Chicken (breast with skin) | 161 | ||
| Soybean oil | 53,10 | Calf’s liver | 352 | ||
| Corn oil | 55,30 | Pork liver | 491 | ||
| Evening primrose oil | 73,00 | Sausages | |||
| Safflower oil | 75,10 | Pork ham (cooked) | 50 | ||
| Liver sausage (coarse) | 200 | ||||
| Fish | |||||
| Cod | 17 | ||||
| Trout | 26 | ||||
| Plaice | 57 | ||||
| Mackerel | 170 | ||||
| Salmon | 190 | ||||
| Redfish | 240 | ||||
| Greases and oils | |||||
| Butter | 113 | ||||
| Lard | 1.700 | ||||
| Other | |||||
| Vegetables | 0 | ||||
| Legumes | 0 | ||||
| Potatoes | 0 | ||||
| Fruit | 0 | ||||
| Nuts | 0 | ||||
Note: Foods in bold are particularly rich in omega-6 fatty acids.aFor a detailed list of arachidonic acid content in foods, see “Nutritional Medicine/Practical Nutritional Medicine/Macro- and Micronutrient Content (Food Lists)/Fatty Acids (Food Lists…Arachidonic Acid – Foods”.
