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<<So even though farm-raised salmon are fed fish oil as a supplement, its
not
present in the final product?>>
Sure. According to the USDA Nutrient Database, raw farm-raised salmon
has:
20:5 n-3 = 0.618
22:6 n-3 = 1.293
But remember, the omega-6 rich grains are not natural to fish, so with
farm-raised salmon you have omega-6's to offset.
<<Roughly how much lower is tuna than Salmon in EPA?>>
Tuna, 100 grams, fresh, raw:
20:5 n-3 = 0.283
22:5 n-3 = 0.125
22:6 n-3 = 0.890
Salmon, 100 grams, fresh, raw:
20:5 n-3 = 0.321
22:5 n-3 = 0.287
22:6 n-3 = 1.115
Note that in the natural tuna and salmon that there is the 22:5 n-3 that
is missing in the farm-raised salmon.
<<Is canned salmon farm-raised?>>
It can be. Most salmon is now farm-raised. I live on the coast. The
only time our supermarkets have wild salmon is when salmon are running (late
June-early July). The rest of the time it's all farmed. Salmon is
available in some specialty stores year-round for $15-$22 a lb.
Siobhan
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