Atlantic Salmon
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US $75.00
Which Kind of Salmon Should You Buy?
When we go into the supermarket, we often want a nice long steak of salmon. Something to grill or bake, bright orange and delicious. But often when you reach the seafood aisle, you'll be faced with a thousand different choices. Should you go farmed or wild? Alaskan or Chilean? Is there a difference between the quality, the nutrition, the amount of heart healthy Omega-3's? We're going to try and help you figure out what kind you should be buying in today's article so that you not only buy the best for your body, but also for your environment.
U.S Atlantic Salmon, or as it's commonly known, U.S. farmed salmon is a perfectly good choice for you to pick. For a while there it looked as if Atlantic salmon was no longer going to be a choice, as the wild populations went nearly extinct, and in truth wild Atlantic salmon is still an endangered species. However, the farmed variety is just as nutritious, and often contains as much or more Omega-3's since they are fed fish that are high in that crucial nutrient.
Then you have Atlantic Salmon from other locations such as salmon imported from Chile, Norway and Canada. Is it the same thing as the U.S. variety? Depends. Chilean farmers have been accused of polluting the waters where their fish are raised with a variety of chemicals and antibiotics, and should probably be avoided, while on the other extreme fish from Maine and Eastern Canada are heavily regulated to keep their environmental impact low and are probably fine to buy. Wild, sockeye or Alaskan salmon is thankfully a safe purchase as these fish populations are carefully monitored so that they are not depleted. However, if given the choice go for Alaskan instead of Pacific Northwest, as those from the latter are more depleted. When compared to farmed fish the wild salmon is going to have less fat and be a firmer fleshed steak, which might result in a slightly ‘fishier' taste, so be sure you know what you're getting so as to get the taste your prefer.
Coho salmon is a different kind, in that it's usually still labeled as wild salmon but is a different species, being smaller and thus less likely to consume high amounts of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) which can cause cancer. Since they are smaller they consume less of this, and thus you can eat as much Coho salmon as you like, whereas it's advised that you only eat one or two meals of wild salmon a month for this reason.
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