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Top 50 Foods Highest in PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)

Ranked by PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) content per 100g edible portion. Data from USDA FoodData Central.

PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA): benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Fish oil, salmon

18.2 g

Foods ranked

50

with PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) data

Complete Ranking — PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) per 100g

# Food PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) (g)
1 Fish oil, salmon 18.2
2 Oil, bearded seal (Oogruk) (Alaska Native) vs #1 12.4
3 Fish oil, cod liver vs #1 11.0
4 Fish oil, sardine vs #1 10.7
5 Fish oil, menhaden vs #1 8.56
6 Oil, spotted seal (Alaska Native) vs #1 6.52
7 Fish oil, herring vs #1 4.21
8 Oil, beluga, whale (Alaska Native) vs #1 3.94
9 Fish, caviar, black and red, granular vs #1 3.80
10 Fish, mackerel, salted vs #1 2.96
11 Fish, roe, mixed species, cooked, dry heat vs #1 1.75
12 Salmon, red (sockeye), filets with skin, smoked (Alaska Native) vs #1 1.52
13 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat vs #1 1.46
14 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, wild, cooked, dry heat vs #1 1.43
15 Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw vs #1 1.40
16 Fish, salmon, coho (silver), raw (Alaska Native) vs #1 1.38
17 Fish, roe, mixed species, raw vs #1 1.36
18 Fish, shad, american, raw vs #1 1.32
19 Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids vs #1 1.29
20 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, pan-fried vs #1 1.28
21 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 1.22
22 Fish, whitefish, mixed species, cooked, dry heat vs #1 1.21
23 Fish, mackerel, Pacific and jack, mixed species, cooked, dry heat vs #1 1.20
24 Fish, herring, Atlantic, kippered vs #1 1.18
25 Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat vs #1 1.14
26 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, wild, raw vs #1 1.12
27 Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat vs #1 1.11
28 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw vs #1 1.10
29 Steelhead trout, dried, flesh (Shoshone Bannock) vs #1 1.08
30 Fish, mackerel, spanish, raw vs #1 1.01
31 Fish, salmon, red, (sockeye), canned, smoked (Alaska Native) vs #1 0.970
32 Fish, mackerel, spanish, cooked, dry heat vs #1 0.952
33 Fish, salmon, chum, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 0.950
34 Fish, sablefish, smoked vs #1 0.945
35 Fish, salmon, chinook, raw vs #1 0.944
36 Fish, whitefish, mixed species, raw vs #1 0.941
37 Fish, mackerel, Pacific and jack, mixed species, raw vs #1 0.932
38 Fish, sablefish, cooked, dry heat vs #1 0.920
39 Fish, anchovy, european, raw vs #1 0.911
40 Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw vs #1 0.890
41 Fish, herring, Pacific, cooked, dry heat vs #1 0.883
42 Fish, salmon, coho, farmed, cooked, dry heat vs #1 0.871
43 Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone vs #1 0.864
44 Fish, herring, Atlantic, raw vs #1 0.862
45 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, cooked, simmered vs #1 0.855
46 Beef, variety meats and by-products, brain, raw vs #1 0.851
47 Fish, salmon, coho, wild, cooked, moist heat vs #1 0.831
48 Fish, salmon, coho, farmed, raw vs #1 0.821
49 Fish, salmon, pink, canned, without salt, solids with bone and liquid vs #1 0.806
50 Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids vs #1 0.796

* All values per 100g edible portion. % Daily Values based on FDA 2020 (2,000 kcal diet). Rankings update automatically when USDA data is refreshed.