Can you get DHA in vegan foods also?!

Question: Yes vegan DHA sources include blue-green algae. There is also fortified DHA in certain products, including vegan products such as certain soy & hemp milks. As well ALA is converted by the body into DHA; products that contain ALA are soybeans, walnuts, flaxseed and canola oil. There are also vegan supplements such as Deva or NuTru. Fish get their DHA from what the eat, the blue-green algae.

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Answers: Yes vegan DHA sources include blue-green algae. There is also fortified DHA in certain products, including vegan products such as certain soy & hemp milks. As well ALA is converted by the body into DHA; products that contain ALA are soybeans, walnuts, flaxseed and canola oil. There are also vegan supplements such as Deva or NuTru. Fish get their DHA from what the eat, the blue-green algae.

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Yes you can. DHA can be found in a couple vegan supplements but also ALA is converted in the body to DHA in non-diabetics. Great sources of ALA are soybeans, walnuts, canola oil, flaxseed products, etc.

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Silk now carries a soy milk that carries plant based DHA.
http://www.silksoymilkplus.com/SilkOmega...

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No; however the body can manufacture it from alpha linolenic acid, which IS present in flax seeds, borage and some nuts.

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