Everything about Alpha-linolenic Acid totally explained
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α-Linolenic acid (
ALA) is an organic compound found in many common
vegetable oils.
Systematically, it's named
all-
cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid. In physiological literature, it's given the name 18:3 (
n−3).
ALA is a
carboxylic acid with an 18-carbon chain and three
cis double bonds. The first double bond is located at the third carbon from the
n end. Thus, ALA is a
polyunsaturated n−3 (omega-3) fatty acid. It is an isomer of
γ-linolenic acid, a polyunsaturated
n−6 (omega-6) fatty acid.
Dietary sources
Seed oils are the richest sources of ALA, notably those of
rapeseed (
canola),
soybeans,
walnuts,
flaxseed (Linseed),
perilla,
chia and
hemp. ALA is also obtained from the
thylakoid membranes of the green leaves of broadleaf plants (the membranes responsible for photosynthesis). Greens, therefore, and animals that eat greens, are often a good source of ALA.
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