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Omega-3 ALA
ALAmacronutrientfatty-acidmeasured in g
Today
7-day average. Days to weeks of reserve, so single days mean little.
0.26 g / 1.6 g16%
What it is
An essential fat you must eat; the body converts only a little of it to EPA and DHA.
Reference intake
Your daily target, personalised to your age and sex.
- AI
- 1.6 gmale_19_plus
- Upper limit
- none established
Full write-up not finished
The reference intake above is real and cited — Omega-3 ALA 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