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Wild Salmon vs.
Farmed Salmon |
| Do you eat salmon? Lots of doctors are recommending it. But there's more to salmon than meets the eye. If you haven't seen the word "wild" at the market or on the menu, the salmon you're eating is probably farmed. Farmed salmon are raised in crowded floating feedlots, and the differences from wild salmon are striking: | |
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Taste:
When it comes to flavor and texture, wild salmon is far superior to
farmed salmon, and Alaska's wild Copper River salmon, in particular,
is considered the best tasting salmon in the world.
Nutrition: Wild salmon contain substantially more omega-3 essential fatty acids than farmed salmon. Omega-3 fatty acids help make body chemicals which are essential in the body's battle against cancer invaders. This miraculous fish oil is also good insurance against high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. When it comes to omega-3 essential fatty acids, farmed salmon can't begin to compete with Alaska's wild Copper River salmon, the variety of salmon with the highest levels of this wondrous oil. Dye: Wild salmon get their beautiful hue from the prey they eat. But their farmed cousins rely on a dye to color their flesh pink. Without that added pigment, their meat would be an unappetizing pale gray. Toxins: The fishmeal and fish oil fed to farmed salmon are thought to be more contaminated with dioxins than any other livestock feeds. We live in a time of nutritional uncertainty, when it seems that every week scientists announce that a food we thought was good for us is actually a threat to our health. Wild salmon has been spared that treatment. These fish range the open sea and eat low enough on the food chain that they are a good, clean source of lean protein. Sustainable Fishing: The salmon fisheries in Alaska have been certified as well-managed and sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council, an independent, international organization. Future salmon abundance depends on preserving healthy runs and restoring endangered ones. The key lies in strengthening our ties to this land and cherishing its millennia-old relationship between people and salmon. And that - deliciously - includes eating them.Remember: Real salmon jump
waterfalls! They are not fed antibiotics. Health conscious consumers
crave salmon the way Mother Nature intended it - WILD! |
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