most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-22T14:04:05Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/3028 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/3028/omega-3-6-ratios-in-food Mama J 2010-04-05T16:40:46Z 2010-04-07T22:16:17Z

<p>I am wondering if there is a good resource for finding general guidelines regarding omega 3/6 ratio in foods.</p> <p>For example, I know that beef is supposed to be higher in omega 3s than chicken (especially grassfed), but by how much? Should I avoid chicken or chicken fat, or just show a preference for beef? </p> <p>I take fish oil, but would like to be able to rely on my diet more for optimal 3/6 balance.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/3028/omega-3-6-ratios-in-food/3034#3034 jm054 2010-04-05T17:16:32Z 2010-04-05T17:16:32Z

<p>Here is a link to an article that begins to address your question. You can use this service to do an analysis of any food you would like to eat.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog/2010/03/grassfed-beef-and-omega3s-the-fine-print.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.nutritiondata.com/ndblog/2010/03/grassfed-beef-and-omega3s-the-fine-print.html</a></p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/3028/omega-3-6-ratios-in-food/3036#3036 Ikco 2010-04-05T17:34:31Z 2010-04-05T17:34:31Z

<p>There was a blogpost by someone who broke down the structure of different oils but I can't seem to find it out :S Any idea anyone ?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/3028/omega-3-6-ratios-in-food/3038#3038 David Moss 2010-04-05T17:54:01Z 2010-04-05T18:34:07Z

<p>In terms of common meats, <a href="http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/beef-products/6203/2" rel="nofollow">beef</a> is the best (20% fat, 0.4g o-6), <a href="http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/lamb-veal-and-game-products/4693/2" rel="nofollow">lamb</a> (23.4% fat, 1.3g o-6) and <a href="http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/pork-products/2280/2" rel="nofollow">pork</a> (21.2% fat, 1.6g o-6) much the same and <a href="http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/poultry-products/10049/2" rel="nofollow">chicken</a> (8% fat, 1.3g o-6) far the worst. Turkey is about the same as chicken in terms of ratio, but it's so much leaner that there's far less omega 6, as there's far less fat. I'm basing all of these assertions on <a href="http://www.nutritiondata.com" rel="nofollow">www.nutritiondata.com</a> mentioned above, to compare you need to guesstimate which cuts of meats are comparable though (hence going for ground meats).</p> <p><a href="http://paleohacks.com/questions/739/is-it-ok-to-eat-plenty-of-fat-from-conventionally-raised-ruminants" rel="nofollow">Elsewhere on here</a>, the NutritionData data about grassfed versus conventional meat has been challenged, on the basis that ND suggest that grassfed beef still has substantially more omega 6 than 3, yet (it is argued) that given the nature of grass, pure grass-fed beef couldn't end up with much more omega 6. On the other hand, even 'grass-fed' animals tend to be fed something else during the winter and even those fed on grass-concentrate end up with a <a href="http://jas.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/78/11/2849-" rel="nofollow">disbalance towards omega 6</a> (very limited study though since the animals were only fed on the test diets for 85 days pre-slaughter).</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/3028/omega-3-6-ratios-in-food/3155#3155 42 2010-04-07T22:16:17Z 2010-04-07T22:16:17Z

<p>Furthering my surprise about the high omega-6 content in a pork chop, it appears that BACON is way too high as well. Dammit! Back to that somewhat nasty beef bacon...</p>