Multiple choice

Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to eat and digest other foods. The fatty acid present in human breast milk is

  1. α-linolenic acid

  2. dihomo-γ-linolenic acid

  3. eicosapentaenoic acid

  4. linoleic acid

  5. gamma-linolenic acid
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Explanation

Eicosapentaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid. It is obtained in the human diet by eating oily fish or fish oil, e.g. cod liver, herring, mackerel, salmon, menhaden and sardine and various types of edible seaweed. It is also found in the human breast milk.

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