King Salmon
Also known as Chinook, wild Alaska king salmon is prized for its color, high oil content, firm texture and succulent flesh
Provides marine derived omega-3 fatty acids, essential to the human body
DHA and EPA in wild Alaska king salmon are the most studied, beneficial, and readily usable healthy fats for the body
Harvested by gillnetting, trolling, and seining from Southeast Alaska, the Bering Sea, and the Gulf of Alaska
Preparing methods: baking, broiling, grilling, poaching, sautéing, smoking, sushi/sashimi, roasting, steaming
High oil content = difficult to overcook
Nutrition:
Cooked, per 3.0 oz./ 85 g of wild Alaska King Salmon
Calories: 200
Protein (g): 22 (44% DV)
Fat (g): 11
Saturated Fat (g): 3
Sodium (mg): 50
Cholesterol (mg): 70
Omega-3s
DHA+EPA (mg): 1476
Vitamin B12 (mcg): 2.4 (100% DV)
Vitamin A (mcg): 130
Vitamin D (mcg): N/A
Selenium (mcg): 40
Potassium (mcg): 430
Iron (mg): 0.8
Calcium (mg): 20
DV = Daily Value