| There is really nothing like a well-cooked Alaskan | | | | to accumulate and store these chemicals in your |
| salmon fillet. Now matter how it is prepared, that | | | | body. Wild-caught salmon possess none of these |
| succulent taste along with a light mixed salad is the | | | | harsh chemicals. |
| perfect, healthy alternative to a diet bombarded with | | | | Another key difference is the overall fat content and |
| carbohydrates and meats. Many, however, are unable | | | | color between the two. Since salmon raised in farms |
| to tell the difference between farm-raised and | | | | are kept in crowded bins, similar to feed lots for |
| wild-caught salmon, which actually poses a problem | | | | cattle, the fish are unable to really move around. |
| since both appear to look, and in some aspects | | | | Because of this, they have a much higher fat |
| taste, alike. With careful analysis and a little consumer | | | | content and are not as healthy as wild-caught salmon. |
| information, you will know which is which and why | | | | With regards to color, wild Alaskan salmon has that |
| wild Alaskan salmon is the better choice over farm | | | | traditional, light-pink color that people love. |
| raised. | | | | Farm-raised salmon lack this pinkish hue and artificial |
| One of the biggest health concerns with farm-raised | | | | colorings and dyes are used to make the fish |
| salmon is the existence of PCBs, known as | | | | represent the wild Alaskan tint that consumers are |
| polychlorinated biphenyls. These are mixtures of 209 | | | | used to. |
| different chlorinated compounds that were once used | | | | The one key difference out of this list that favors |
| as lubricants and coolants for transformers and similar | | | | farm-raised over wild-caught salmon is market price. |
| electrical equipment. In 1977, however, the U.S. | | | | Normally, wild Alaskan salmon is a bit more expensive |
| government banned the manufacturing of PCBs | | | | since it was not mass-produced, it was found in the |
| because of their affect on the environment and the | | | | wild. Therefore, farm raised is the cheaper option, |
| fact that they can cause harmful effects to the | | | | but it is obviously of lesser quality. The good news, |
| health of animals. Recent studies have shown that | | | | however, is that every package of salmon states |
| there are high concentrations of PCBs in the food | | | | where it is from, due to an FDA regulation, so |
| pellets for farm raised salmon, so that the fish | | | | consumers will always know exactly what they are |
| actually absorb and carry the chemicals with them. | | | | buying. |
| Thus, when you eat farm-raised salmon, it is possible | | | | |