Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Erin, thanks so much for posting that link. What a cool article (or set of articles, I guess)--It helps me makes sense of a bunch of stuff I have a hard time wrapping my mind around. Thanks! Peace, Maureen Erin wrote: > Actually, flax seeds have a better ratio of omega-3's to 6's, > but hemp seeds are still impressive. > > >From this article: > > http://www.vegsource.com/talk/campbell/messages/254.html > > comes: > > ===== > If this is not enough, then it is time to bring out the " heavy > hitters " in the omega 3 plant world. The undisputed champ of > this category is the flax seed. Flax contains approximately 58% > of its fat in the form of ALA. One heaping TBSP of flax seeds > contains 2 grams of ALA, or your entire daily requirement. Flax > seeds contain about 4 times more Omega 3 fatty acids than Omega 6 > fatty acids. Hemp seeds are another good source of Omega 3 fats, > with about 20% of its fat coming from ALA, and 60% coming from LA, > the Omega 6 EFA, creating a 3:1 ratio of Omega 6's to Omega 3's. > Walnuts and soybeans also contain ALA, but they have about 10 > times and 7 times more LA, respectively. Canola oil has about 4 > times more w6 than w3. > ===== > > The rest of the article covers ALA conversion to DHA, etc.. > A good read. > > > -Erin > www.zenpawn.com/vegblog > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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