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PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Fatty-acid notation 20:5 specifies 20 carbons and 5 double bonds. Listed forms remain separate. [1] [2]

eicosapentaenoic acid — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: eicosapentaenoic acid**
This reference form does not represent every form included in the USDA quantity.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: eicosapentaenoic acid. Formula C20H30O2; PubChem CID 5282847; charge 0. This specified form does not represent every form or molecule included in the USDA quantity. The free-acid reference does not imply that food fatty acids are unesterified.
PubChem Compound 5282847, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

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74 foods with data 32 not reported, excluded from ranking

Atlantic salmon
Farmed Atlantic salmon, cooked with dry heat.
0.69 g
Canned sardines
Atlantic sardines canned in oil, drained solids with bone.
0.473 g
Blue mussels
Blue mussels, cooked with moist heat.
0.276 g
Rainbow trout
Farmed rainbow trout, cooked with dry heat.
0.259 g
Shrimp
Mixed-species shrimp, cooked with moist heat; may contain moisture-retention additives.
0.135 g
Canned light tuna
Light tuna canned in water, drained solids; not specified as no-salt-added.
0.025 g
Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese; sodium reflects the source product.
0.01 g
Chicken breast
Roasted chicken breast, meat only, without skin; seasoning not specified.
0.01 g
Egg
Whole egg, hard-boiled.
0.005 g
Ricotta cheese
Whole-milk ricotta cheese.
0.005 g
Tilapia
Tilapia cooked with dry heat; added salt/fat not specified.
0.005 g
Atlantic cod
Atlantic cod, cooked with dry heat.
0.004 g

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) (PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)), in g per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 5282847: Eicosapentaenoic Acid · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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