A Question on Frozen Salmon

Strawblackcat

I'll be fairly straitfoward; if the USDA nutrition stats for salmon list 3 oz of it as having 177 calories and 11 grams of fat, how can Great Value frozen salmon possibly have 100 calories and 1 gram of fat per 4 oz (at it is listed as having on the label)? It it simply a labeling error on Walmart's part, or do they process their salmon in some special way that dramatically reduces the fat and calorie counts? I know the fat in salmon is good for you, but I need to know whether or not their count is accurate for logging purposes. :ohwell:

aledba

Depends on how the fish is prepared or stored.
I.e. salmon in oil - http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/HHFS_SALMON_CANNED100198OCt2012.pdf has way more fat obviously. Stick with what the package tells you.

Francl27

I wouldn't use the Great Value nutrition info, personally. I bought some frozen shrimp at Walmart that supposedly have 45 calories for 3oz... that's just not possible...

cwolfman13

Wild vs Farmed....

I'm assuming the Great Value is wild and you are comparing that to nutrition info for farmed. On average, wild salmon has about 1/2 the fat content of farmed salmon, thus less calories.