Arachidonic Acids in Food

A special "Thank you" to Professor Adam and the "Walter Haedecke Verlag" for giving us the permission to publish the following excerpt from the book
"O. Adam, Diät und Rat bei Rheuma und Osteoporose, Walter Hädecke Verlag"
Hopefully the table can be of help in preparing a healthy diet.

Milk and Dairy Products
Cheese and Curds
Eggs
Fat and Oil
Offals
Meat
Sausage and Ham
Other


Milk and Dairy Products
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Food per 100 g Arachidonic Acid mg *
Cow's milk, 0,3% fat 0
Cow's milk, 1,5% fat 2
Cow's milk, 3,5% fat 4
Butter-milk, 1% fat 1
Evaporated milk, 7,5% fat 8
Sour cream, 10% fat 11
Whipped cream, 30% fat 32
Whey 0
Joghurt, 1,5% fat 2
Joghurt, 3,5% fat 4
Cheese and Curds
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Food per 100 g Arachidonic Acid mg *
Camembert-cheese, 30% Fett i. Tr. 13
Camembert-cheese, 45% Fett i. Tr. 22
Camembert-cheese, 60% Fett i. Tr. 34
Emmentaler-cheese ("Swiss cheese"), 45% Fett i. Tr. 28
Lean curd 0
Curd, 20% Fett 5
Creamed Curd, 40% Fett 11
Eggs (from chicken)
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Food per 100 g Arachidonic Acid mg *
1 egg 70
Eggyolk 254
Fat and Oil
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Food per 100 g Arachidonic Acid mg *
Butter 83
Lard (pork) 1.700
Vegetable margarine 0
Vegetable oil 0
Offals
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Food per 100 g Arachidonic Acid mg *
Veal's liver 352
Pork's liver 870
Beef's liver 210
Meat
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Food per 100 g Arachidonic Acid mg *
Lean pork 120
Chicken, breast without skin 42
chicken, leg without skin 65
Turkey, breast without skin 53
Turkey, leg without skin 95
Beef 49
Veal 62
Sausage and Ham
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Food per 100 g Arachidonic Acid mg *
Liver-sausage 208
Pork's ham, boiled or smoked 130
Ring Bologna 120
Other
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Food per 100 g Arachidonic Acid mg *
Vegetables, legumes, potatoes 0
Rice and farinaceous products without eggs 0
Grain, flour, bread, rolls, baker's ware without eggs 0
Fruit 0

*The values stated above are standard values, which may vary, depending on qualitiy and origin of the food.
Source: O. Adam, Diät und Rat bei Rheuma und Osteoporose, Walter Hädecke Verlag

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