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Eicosapentaenoic Acid

What is Eicosapentaenoic Acid?

Eicosapentaenoic acid commonly known as EPA is an omega 3 fatty acid. It is obtained from fish oil, cod liver, microalgae and is also found in human breast milk. [1]



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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Eicosapentaenoic Acid


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Eicosapentaenoic 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

 Animal Sources, Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Eicosapentaenoic acid - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 EPA

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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 SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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