[shel]

I take 2000mg of wild Alaskan salmon oil capsules almost every day, reducing the amount or skipping it altogether on the days I eat salmon or halibut. Recently I came across wild Alaskan sockeye salmon oil caps which are a little more expensive than what I’ve been taking. Assuming comparable quality, is there any nutritional benefit to using sockeye salmon oil over regular salmon oil?

shel

[shipscook]

very interesting. I eat salmon several times a week, put flax seed on lots of things and eat lots of nuts including walnuts, so don't feel the need for supplements.

Just did a search and found little information except that farmed salmon do not have significant Omega 3 as they are not given food fish usually eat?

So, does it say on your other supplements which type of the five salmons they are from? Seems since sockeye and king are the fat boys, they would have more?

Must search some more,
Nan

[shel]

I did a little more "research" and found that sockeye (and another type of wild salmon oil) has slightly higher levels of omega-3s and vitamin D than the other salmon oil caps, however, the price for the sockeye caps ican be quite a bit higher by a substantial margin, making it a lesser value.

While I eat nuts as well as fish, I like the idea of making sure I get the necessary nutrients, so the caps are a bit of insurance for me..

Thanks so uch for your comments, Nan.

shel

[kuan]

Originally Posted by shipscook

very interesting. I eat salmon several times a week

You must don't you? Living on a boat and all? Or is that a myth?

[Luc_H]

Something to think about....
farmed salmon are fed fish meal that has been fished sometimes in ex-USSR oceans. Often they the meal is highly contaminated hence the farmed fish as well.

Another consideration is farmed salmon are also fed corn which contain omega-6 fatty acids (no omega-3s). The farmed fish are hence unbalanced towards the omega 6 versus the omega-3. Some research are suggesting that a 1:1 ratio of omega-6 and omega-3 is ideal which is found in wild salmon and game (and grass fed cattle). Corn fed cattle can have as high as a 40:1 ratio instead.

The omega 3 fatty acid comes from green plants or algae. It is produced during photosynthesis and is essential to the process. Salmon have high amounts of omega-3 because they are carnivores of algae eating fishes hence it accumulates in their fat composition.

just some tidbits...
Luc H.

[shel]

Good tidbvits, Luc.

The more I learn about farmed salmon the more disgusted I become. I won't eat the stuff - haven't for years.

shel

[shel]

Originally Posted by shipscook

very interesting. I eat salmon several times a week, put flax seed on lots of things and eat lots of nuts including walnuts, so don't feel the need for supplements.

Hi Nan,

Having done some more reading on the subject, I've come to the comclusion that, if I were to eat wild salmon, Alaskan cod, and halibut three tines a week, there's probably no need for the supplements. This has been a very enlightening thread, although I'll probably add some salmon oil caps to my diet regardless, but there's probably no need for the amount of caps I've been taking.

Thanks for your suggestions.

shel

[AndyG]

The last time I saw Alaskan salmon oil capsules, they weren't in the wild. I don't know how these people find the capsules in the wild. Specially trained, I guess.

Jes' bein' silly