Foods Highest in EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)

5,263 foods ranked by EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) per 100 g.

These are the foods highest in EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid), ranked by the amount per 100 g of the edible portion. EPA is one of the long-chain marine omega-3 fatty acids, found mainly in oily fish and algae. It is best known for its anti-inflammatory effects and its role in heart health, and it is often studied alongside DHA for mood and triglyceride levels.

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Values per 100 g.

Food	EPA
Fish oil, menhaden	13.17 g
Fish oil, salmon	13.02 g
Fish oil, sardine	10.14 g
Oil, bearded seal (Oogruk) (Alaska Native)	9.71 g
Fish oil, cod liver	6.90 g
Fish oil, herring	6.27 g
Oil, spotted seal (Alaska Native)	3.93 g
Oil, beluga, whale (Alaska Native)	2.80 g
Fish, caviar, black and red, granular	2.74 g
Fish, mackerel, salted	1.62 g
Fish, roe, mixed species, cooked, dry heat	1.26 g
Fish, herring, Pacific, cooked, dry heat	1.24 g
Fish, shad, american, raw	1.09 g
Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat	1.01 g
Fish, salmon, chinook, raw	1.01 g
Fish, roe, mixed species, raw	0.98 g
Fish, herring, Atlantic, kippered	0.97 g
Fish, herring, Pacific, raw	0.97 g
Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)	0.91 g
Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat	0.91 g
Salmon, red (sockeye), filets with skin, smoked (Alaska Native)	0.91 g
Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw	0.90 g
Fish, sablefish, smoked	0.89 g
Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat	0.88 g
Fish, sablefish, cooked, dry heat	0.87 g
Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw	0.86 g
Fish, salmon, pink, canned, without salt, solids with bone and liquid	0.85 g
Fish, herring, Atlantic, pickled	0.84 g
Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids	0.76 g
Fish, herring, Atlantic, raw	0.71 g

Salmon, mackerel, sardines, herring, anchovies and algae oil. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible portion; your serving may differ.

EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) — frequently asked questions

What foods are highest in EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)?

Per 100 g, some of the richest sources are Fish oil, menhaden, Fish oil, salmon, Fish oil, sardine, Oil, bearded seal (Oogruk) (Alaska Native) and Fish oil, cod liver. See the full ranking above.

How much EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) do I need a day?

There is no FDA Daily Value; many guidelines suggest two servings of oily fish a week to supply EPA and DHA.

What does EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) do?

EPA is one of the long-chain marine omega-3 fatty acids, found mainly in oily fish and algae. It is best known for its anti-inflammatory effects and its role in heart health, and it is often studied alongside DHA for mood and triglyceride levels.

Foods Highest in EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)

EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) — frequently asked questions

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