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- Modification of Plant Lipids for Human Health: Development of Functional Land-Based Omega-3 Fatty Acids

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TABLE 1 Total omega-3 and n-6 to n-3 ratios of non-transgenic vegetable oil and genetically modified, SDA-canola oil

Vegetable Oil Source Total Omega-3 (% fatty acids) n-6:n-3 ratio

Sunflower 0 69:1
Corn 1 61:1
Soybean 7 7:1
Canola 12 2.6:1
SDA-Canola* 50 1:2

* Based on composition of F2 Seed, Reported in Knutzon, 1999 (ref. 24). SDA, stearidonic acid.

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Source: J. Nutr. 133:4271-4274, December 2003.


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