Linoleic fatty acid to α-Linolenic fatty acid ratio

nutritional

$$\frac{\mathrm{C}\text{18:2}(\omega \text{-}6)}{\mathrm{C}\text{18:3}(\omega \text{-}3)}$$

Abbreviations

• LA/ALA

Description

Used for guiding infant formula development.

Limits:

• below 4:1 is not recommended [1]
• from 5:1 to 15:1 [5]

References

1. Clark et al., 1992
2. Majdoub-Mathlouthi et al., 2015
3. Mierliță et al., 2018
4. Sharma et al., 2018
5. Einerhand et al., 2023