Table 2 Food sources of ARA (% of the total ARA intake)a
From: Intake of arachidonic acid-containing lipids in adult humans: dietary surveys and clinical trials
Food group | France [24] | UK [25] | USA [26] | Japan [27] | Korea [28] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meats and poultry | 50.3 | 62.3 | 43 | 22.5 | 28.4 |
Eggs | 16.9 | 11.1 | 19 | 47.2 | 17.9 |
Fishes and seafoods | 11.1 | 4.9 | 9 | 11.1 | 12.2 |
Milk and dairy products | 1.1 | ndb | nd | 3.0 | 14.3 |
Sweet product | 11.6 | nd | nd | nd | nd |
Plant origin | |||||
 Cereals, fruit and vegetable | 2.9 | nd | nd | nd | nd |
 Potato, rice and pasta | nd | 7.1 | nd | nd | nd |
 Nuts | 0.0 | nd | 9 | nd | nd |