in today's video we're going to be discussing the differences between wild caught salmon
and farm raised salmon whether or not there really is a big difference between the two
and if it's worth splurging on wild caught salmon or not salmon is often referred to
as a superfood and for good reason it is one of the best sources of bioavailable omega-3
an essential nutrient that reduces inflammation in the body the skin is rich in collagen which can
boost the health of our own skin hair nails and joints it is also rich in astaxanthin
an antioxidant that prevents cell damage and improves immune functions and these are just a
few of the amazing benefits but is all salmon created equal is wild caught salmon really
that much better than farm salmon we're going to answer these questions and more in today's video
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defining the difference between farm-raised salmon and wild caught salmon then we will get
into the differences in terms of nutrition when it comes to the two and we'll finish
off talking about how to know if the salmon you are buying and eating is good quality or not
wild caught versus farmed salmon now it might seem obvious the difference between wild-caught salmon
and farm-raised salmon but sometimes marketing can actually make it pretty tricky to tell the
difference between the two but i'm getting ahead of myself wild caught salmon is caught
from oceans and rivers where salmon naturally live farmed salmon is bred and raised in fish farms
over half of the salmon sold worldwide is farm salmon and these two types of salmon eat
drastically different diets wild caught eat algae crustaceans plankton and smaller fish
farmed salmon are fed feed that is usually a mix of ground up fish
corn and soy this feed is formulated to make the fish grow faster and larger nutrition compared
okay so wild and farmed eat different diets but what does this mean for the nutritional value
as previously mentioned one of the reasons that salmon is so praised is for its omega-3 content
omega-3 is a fatty acid that is anti-inflammatory and its counter nutrient is omega-6 omega-6 is
inflammatory which isn't necessarily a bad thing unless we eat it in large amounts and let me
tell you most people nowadays are consuming it in huge amounts without even realizing the top
source of omega-6 in modern diets is vegetable oil and vegetable oil is hidden in everything
in the united states omega-6 consumption has more than tripled in the last decade leading
to people experiencing more inflammation and as a result suffering from more inflammatory diseases
but anyways back to salmon farmed salmon has three times the amount of omega-6 that wild salmon does
so if you are trying to reap the anti-inflammatory benefits by eating salmon eating farmed salmon
might be working against that the reason farm-made salmon is higher in omega-6
comes down to the feed the fish are given the feed contains large amounts of corn and soy which
are both very high in omega-6 and this translates over to the salmon's meat when they eat this feed
wild salmon on the other hand eat very little omega-6 and a lot of foods that contain and boost
omega-3 farmed salmon is also higher in fat which isn't a bad thing in and of itself you know
that we love fat on this channel but the problem is is that the excess fat it contains is omega-6
farmed salmon is also much lower in potassium magnesium and iron okay so at this point you
might be thinking all right it's a bit less nutritious but there's other problems with
farmed salmon as well one of which is the level of toxins it contains farmed salmon is eight times
higher in polychlorinated biphenyls or pcbs which are highly toxic industrial compounds
babies and children who are exposed to pcbs for prolonged periods of time
suffer developmental and neurological problems and these compounds are harmful to adults as well
the reason that farmed salmon are higher in these toxins comes down to their environment it is well
known that these fish farms are unsanitary and overcapacitated whereas other types of
animal agriculture such as cattle are more heavily regulated in terms of the treatment of the animal
there is very little regulation when it comes to fish wild cobb salmon on the other hand has very
low levels of pcbs and to make matters worse these overcapacitated tanks lead to the fish
getting sick more frequently and spreading disease and farmed salmon are often given a
lot of antibiotics in an attempt to counter this there have been instances where farmed fish who
carry a disease have escaped and wiped out whole populations of wild fish so i think the picture is
pretty clear when it comes to which is healthier wild caught salmon by a long run now we're going
to finish off by talking about how you can know if you're buying good quality salmon or not
but first i am going to take a quick moment to tell you about one of the few places you can buy
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australia-wide and wild caught sockeye salmon is the newest addition to their range as previously
mentioned all salmon that is from australia is farmed and the quality of farmed salmon simply
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how to ensure quality now as i mentioned earlier sometimes it can be a little bit tricky to know
if you were eating wild caught or farmed salmon i know in australia a lot of the salmon is labeled
atlantic salmon and this might lead you to believe that the salmon comes from the atlantic ocean
but this isn't the case atlantic salmon is the breed of salmon and there are actually
very few atlantic salmon left in the wild so if you are buying and consuming something that is
labeled atlantic salmon it can almost be guaranteed that it is farm raised
now some people will say that you can tell the quality based on the color of the salmon and
this is true but it's also not farm salmon would actually be gray if they weren't given supplements
to give them that pink color and of course they are given these supplements because gray salmon
is extremely unappealing different salmon breeds can also vary in color sockeye for example is more
of a bright reddish orange and pink salmon is well more pink in general though farmed salmon is light
and more pink than wild caught if the fish is wild caught it will most likely say so on the package
or on the menu if you are eating out wild caught is a selling point so if it doesn't
say wild caught on the menu it's probably farmed and as we already mentioned if the salmon you're
buying says it's australian salmon you might think you're doing a good thing supporting local buying
within australia but when it comes to salmon if it says it's australian it's definitely farmed
anyways guys that's all i have for you today moral of the story is that wild caught salmon is
superior but that does not mean that i am totally against farm salmon if you're eating salmon
often then yes you definitely should be buying wild caught but once in a while farmed salmon
isn't gonna kill you anyways guys let me know in the comment section down below if you go
out of your way to buy wild caught salmon or not especially if you're in australia i'm very curious
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