Omega 3 eggs / too much omega 3?

About (not) consuming fresh raw fish and fresh raw egg yolks
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djkvan wrote:What's the fat ratio in 6:3 format of conventional farmed eggs?
Omega 6 and 3 fats in egg yolk:
3.8 g. Linoleic acid
0.2 g. Arachidonic acid

0.20 g. ALA
0.06 g. DPA
0.18 g. DHA

So, its about 9:1
Whats also important: omega-3 : total fat is 1.6%, which is enough,
particularly so because you are also eating fruits.
djkvan wrote:Do I even need to worry about this?
Not in this case, but yes, if your omega-6 or omega-3 intake would be far too great by consuming specific oils,
such as safflower oil or sesame seed oil (very high in omega-6) or flax/linseed oil (very high in omega-3),
that would negatively affect production of other omega fats.
seems to suggest that omega-6 competes with omega-3 for absorption.
No, specific omega-3 compete with specific omega-6 for enzymes required for creating longer chains.
If I'm only eating non-organic eggs (6-10/day) as a source of omega-3 (I know fruit contains traces) will I get sufficient amounts of it
Yes, but it may be that you are not converting sufficient LNA into EPA,
so that you still occasionally need some fish.
This is something one cannot calculate though.
, and how do I calculate my needs?
http://www.waiworld.com/waidiet/nut-omega3.html
You will have to submit your version of the diet to the nutrient calculator.
Then you know total omega-3 intake (bottom page), and you can relate that to total fat intake.
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Thanks, RRM.

How 'occasionally' would I maybe need fish at a minimum, and could you recommend a quantity?
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djkvan wrote: How 'occasionally' would I maybe need fish at a minimum, and could you recommend a quantity?
Given your DPA and DHA intake from eggs, something like:
100 grams of herring once in 2 weeks, or
100 grams of blue fin tuna once a week, or
150 grams of mackerel once a week, or
300 grams of salmon once a week
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Thanks for that list, RRM. I'm wondering:
1.) if I'm eating 10 yolks per day do these numbers apply
2.) given the below numbers is the salmon estimate of 300g a misprint? Shouldn't it be almost equal to the tuna estimate? Or am I missing something about the EPA content? I can't seem to find a link that breaks this down for me.

Total omega-3 content per 3.5 ounces (grams)
Mackerel
2.6

Trout, lake
2.0

Herring
1.7

Tuna, bluefin
1.6

Salmon
1.5

from: http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/omega- ... 16092.html
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Never mind. I just realized the info is in the nutrient calculator. I'm a little slow today, eh.
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Still, isn't 300g/week of salmon a high estimate when you compare its epa/dpa/dha levels to mackerel? Shouldn't it be more like 300g of mackerel and 150g of salmon/week? :?
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