Sorry, the 10:1 is for black walnuts. Persian or English walnuts are 5:1.

Mark

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Subject: Re: [P-F] GLA, ALA, etc.


At 06:37 PM 4/3/01 -0400, Mark Labbee wrote:
>Todd Moody wrote:
>
>Well, walnut oil has  about a 5:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3
>fats, which should be fine.  My impression is that the research
>is inconclusive as to whether it's the ratios that matter or
>whether you just need to make sure to get enough omega-3, in
>absolute terms.
>
>The Protein Power Lifeplan gram counter says the ratio of omega-6 to
omega-3
>in walnut is 10:1.

The one that came with the pplp tapes has, for 1 tbsp of walnut oil:
O-6: 52.9
O-3: 10.4

which is roughly 5:1

Is there another book?

Dianne