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Arachidonic Acid

What is Arachidonic Acid?

Arachidonic acid also known as AA, or ARA, is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid. It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil. [1]



History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Arachidonic Acid


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Arachidonic Acid".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Arachidonic acid - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 ARA

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchNovember 4, 2011 @ 8:30 AM

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