Foods high in Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated content per 100 g, drawn live from 1,835 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

Ranked by Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
1	Oil, flaxseed, cold pressed	FNDDS ingredient	67.85
2	Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (approx. 65%)	FNDDS ingredient	65.7
3	Oil, walnut	FNDDS ingredient	63.3
4	Oil, wheat germ	FNDDS ingredient	61.7
5	Oil, industrial, soy, low linolenic	FNDDS ingredient	58.93
6	Oil, soybean	Foundation Food	57.6
7	Oil, corn	Foundation Food	52.9
8	Oil, industrial, soy, ultra low linolenic	FNDDS ingredient	52.15
9	Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking	FNDDS ingredient	51.9
10	Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw	Foundation Food	49.3
11	Nuts, walnuts, english	FNDDS ingredient	47.17
12	Salad dressing, mayonnaise, regular	FNDDS ingredient	44.69
13	Oil, sesame, salad or cooking	FNDDS ingredient	41.7
14	Mayonnaise, Regular	Foundation Food	41.67
15	Nuts, pine nuts, dried	FNDDS ingredient	34.07
16	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt	FNDDS ingredient	32.88
17	Salad dressing, caesar dressing, regular	FNDDS ingredient	32.86
18	Sauce, horseradish	FNDDS ingredient	29.17
19	Seeds, flaxseed	FNDDS ingredient	28.73
20	Shortening, vegetable, household, composite	FNDDS ingredient	28.1
21	Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, commercial, regular	FNDDS ingredient	27.55
22	Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, tub, with salt, with added vitamin D	FNDDS ingredient	26.48
23	Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, 60% fat, tub, with salt	FNDDS ingredient	26.48
24	Sesame butter, creamy	Foundation Food	26.4
25	Dressing, Ranch	Foundation Food	25.93

Lowest in Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
1826	Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
1827	Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water, decaffeinated	FNDDS ingredient	0.002
1828	Cranberry juice blend, 100% juice, bottled, with added vitamin C and calcium	FNDDS ingredient	0.002
1829	Tapioca, pearl, dry	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1830	Beverages, Fruit punch drink, with added nutrients, canned	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1831	Soup, beef broth or bouillon, powder, prepared with water	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1832	Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1833	Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1834	Pear nectar, canned, without added ascorbic acid	FNDDS ingredient	0.003
1835	Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed	FNDDS ingredient	0.004

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Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.