A Question on Frozen Salmon

Strawblackcat
Strawblackcat Posts: 944 Member
in Food and Nutrition
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:

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  • aledba
    aledba Posts: 564 Member
    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
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    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
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    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.

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