Fish

Food Summaries

The following text compares the two types of canned wild Alaskan salmon from Costco.





Which one of the two undyed products below looks like salmon to you?
To me, the product on the left looks more like tuna.

Tag Line

Premium Skinless & Boneless

Boneless & Skinless

Name

Pink Salmon, Wild Alaskan Salmon

Wild Alaskan Sockeye salmon

Kirkland wins

Color

Off-white

Orange

Kirkland wins

Can Contents

6 ounces

6 ounces

same

Serving Size

2 ounces

2 ounces

same

Omega 3 per serving

325 mg

410mg

Kirkland wins (26% more)

Total Fat

1 gram

1.5 grams

B and W wins

Saturated Fat

0 grams

0 grams

same

Cholesterol

20 mg

65 mg

B and W wins

Sodium

220 mg

230 mg

B and W wins

Protein

13 grams

12 grams

B and W wins

Price

Kirkland 130% more $

Price per Ounce

130% more expensive for orange flesh quality

Question Number

-

The healthiest wild salmon have a deep orange color, caused by natural food sources.
The color of farmed salmon is a sickly grey color, and is ALWAYS dyed with artificial color.

It is the color of the two salmon products above which makes up my mind. Why is the Bear and Wolf product not orange? You tell me. I will go with Kirkland, especially since the Omega-3 level is 26% higher. There is also a decisive difference in taste. To me, the Kirkland product tastes more like salmon is supposed to taste.


Types of Pacific Salmon

Chinook Salmon (King) -
Coho Salmon (Silver) -
Sockeye Salmon (Red) -
Chum Salmon (Dog) -
Pink Salmon (Humpie) -

Atlantic Salmon (Farmed) -

The finest, seldom canned
Excellent
Very good
Substandard - usually canned
Substandard - usually canned

Farmed only, lowest quality

Largest . - 120 lbs. (55 kg)
Medium - 15 lbs. (6.8 kg)
Small . . - 7 lbs. (3.2 kg)
Small . . - 10 lbs. (4.5 kg)
Smallest - 5 lbs. (2.3 kg)

Varies

160

220

220

190

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