Why does 6oz of "salmon" show 360mg of sodium?

Jugnlex
Jugnlex Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
See: Title or my dinner on 20160425. The Salmon entry is Verified so I don't see why most other sources show salmon having only a fraction of this value. It isn't canned, smoked, or paté.

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  • closetlibrarian
    closetlibrarian Posts: 2,207 Member
    Sometimes user-added foods are inaccurate. I often use a different nutrition database to spot check things that look squiffy. Here's what's on the database for salmon: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/finfish-and-shellfish-products/4231/2

    There may also be differences in the nutritional profiles of wild caught versus farmed salmon. When in doubt, add your own entry for salmon, or check out several entries and find the one that best matches this other database. Good luck.
  • closetlibrarian
    closetlibrarian Posts: 2,207 Member
    Also. . . your diary is closed. You'd need to unlock it for feedback. :)
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Maybe it was caught in salty water
  • cronus70
    cronus70 Posts: 191 Member
    Any new foods I eat I enter myself via the nutritional information on the packet/can...at least I know it's accurate then.
  • Ws2016
    Ws2016 Posts: 432 Member
    cronus70 wrote: »
    Any new foods I eat I enter myself via the nutritional information on the packet/can...at least I know it's accurate then.

    Doesn't hurt to weigh them either
  • rsleighty
    rsleighty Posts: 214 Member
    Frozen meat and fish is often soaked in/injected with salt water to act as a preservative and ward off freezer burn. I learned this the hard way.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited April 2016
    rsleighty wrote: »
    Frozen meat and fish is often soaked in/injected with salt water to act as a preservative and ward off freezer burn. I learned this the hard way.

    This is not always the case...

    OP, the USDA lists sockeye salmon at 40 mg per 3 ounce serving. It also has potassium and phosphorus, etc. Sodium occurs naturally in many, many things, including any meat, poultry, or fish. If you want a real mind blower, look up Swiss Chard...that's one sodium bomb of a veggie...nothing added.

    Keep in mind that sodium is an essential electrolyte just like potassium, magnesium, etc...and it occurs naturally in many things.

    My guess though is that it is a user entered entry which erroneous regardless of the "verified" or that it was in fact frozen and pumped with sodium.
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