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Subject:	Re: How to read the USDA nutrition charts (Omega 6's / 3's)
From:	Hilary McClure <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Paleolithic Eating Support List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:56:32 -0400
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siobhan wrote:
>
> Hi Gregg,
>
>   You said:
>
> <<I am trying to figure out how to read the USDA nutrition charts with
> regard to the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids.  For
> example, English walnuts are supposed to have a reasonable amount of
> omega 3's ... but what indicates this?  I include the USDA chart for
> English walnuts below.>>
>
>   The essential omega-3's are 18:3, 20:5, 22:6.
>
> Siobhan


Couldn't 18:3 also refer to gamma-linolenic, which is an omega-6? Maybe
that's why it says "undifferentiated".

Hilary McClure

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