What is salmon?
Salmon is a type of fatty fish.
What does salmon contain?
protein (1)
vitamin D (1)
selenium (1,3)
B vitamins (1)
3.5 oz salmon contains 2,150 mg of EPA and DHA (combined) (1)
omega-3 fatty acids (2)
niacin (2)
phosphorus (2)
may contain a little amount of methylmercury (5)
sphingomyelin
What are parts of a salmon?
salmon skin (2)
What are type of salmon?
contaminated salmon – the most contaminated fish is farmed from the Atlantic Ocean. (2)
wild caught salmon – slightly less contaminated (2)
wild caught Pacific salmon – best kind of salmon to cook and eat (2)
Some kinds of salmon are tetraploid. They have four sets of chromosomes. (4)
Salmon and Humans
Can a human eat salmon skin?
Salmon skin is generally safe for people to eat. (2)
What is the RDA for salmon?
The FDA recommends eating salmon two to three times per week for health benefits. (2)
The EPA recommends that a person can eat an unlimited about of salmon per week. (5)
Resources
1. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12-omega-3-rich-foods#1.-Mackerel-(-4,580-mg-per-serving)
2. https://www.healthline.com/health/salmon-skin
3. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/15-calcium-rich-foods#TOC_TITLE_HDR_5
4. https://kids.kiddle.co/Haploid
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish#/media/File:MercuryFoodChain.svg
