Polyunsaturated fat
Today
3-day window. Water-soluble and not stored, so a short run of days is the signal.
14.5 g
Shown as an absolute amount. There is no percentage here because there is no target — see the intake context below.
What it is
Contains the two essential fats, which are tracked individually.
Intake context
Not a target.
- Typical intake
- 20 g/dayNHANES, US adults — approximate, pending verification against the source tables
No reference intake exists for polyunsaturated fat as a whole. Its two essential components — linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid — each carry their own Adequate Intake and are tracked separately here.
Full write-up not finished
The reference intake above is real and cited — Polyunsaturated fat is assessed against it exactly like any other nutrient. What is missing is the written panel: what it does in detail, what deficiency and excess look like, absorption, interactions, and food sources ranked against what you eat.
Entries live in data/nutrients.json. Filling this one in changes no code.
Sources
Last reviewed 2026-08-11