Translations:Omega-3 fatty acid/51/en

Table 2. ALA content as the percentage of the whole food.

Common name	Linnaean name	% ALA
linseed	Linum usitatissimum	18.1
hempseed	Cannabis sativa	8.7
butternut	Juglans cinerea	8.7
Persian walnut	Juglans regia	6.3
pecan	Carya illinoinensis	0.6
hazelnut	Corylus avellana	0.1

Linseed (or flaxseed) (Linum usitatissimum) and its oil are perhaps the most widely available botanical source of the omega−3 fatty acid ALA. Flaxseed oil consists of approximately 55% ALA, which makes it six times richer than most fish oils in omega−3 fatty acids. A portion of this is converted by the body to EPA and DHA, though the actual converted percentage may differ between men and women.