Linoleic Acid (Omega 6) .........................56.9% *
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (Omega 3)...................18.9% *
Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA)........................1.7%
Palmitic Acid.....................................6.1%
Palmitoleic Acid..................................0.3%
Heptadecanoic Acid................................0.2%
Stearic Acid......................................2.1%
Oleic Acid.......................................12%
Arachidic Acid....................................0.5%
Eicosenoic Acid...................................0.3%
Behenic Acid......................................0.3%
Erucic Acid.......................................0.2%
Lignoceric Acid...................................0.3%
Nervonic Acid.....................................0.2%
* essential fatty acid
The 3:1 ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 is called Òthe optimum balanceÓ br Dr. Udo Erasmus, author of the book Õ Fats that Heal Fats that KillÕ, Alive Books 1993.
Note that essential fatty acidsÕ percentage varies according to freshness of seeds, variety of seeds etc..
