Farmed salmon, raw
Checked by us One serving: 125 g · 254 kcal
Protein, plus omega-3: EPA + DHA and vitamin B12. Rich in 6 more nutrients: see Good for.
Go easy on big portions: histamine. Worth knowing: parasites in raw fish.
Worth knowing for some people: Listeria; raw seafood in pregnancy.
Good for
How we counted this
What one serving (125 g) gives you.
Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.
The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share. ?
A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.
- A lot
Protein
Your muscles, and every other tissue, are built and repaired from it.
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25.4 g in one serving: 45% of the 56 g a day men need, 55% of the 46 g women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. Institute of Medicine 2005, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
- A lot
Omega-3: EPA + DHA
Long-chain omega-3s, built into your cell membranes. DHA is concentrated in your brain and retinas.
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1,129 mg in one serving: 452% of the 250 mg a day.
Health Canada sets no daily amount for these fats, so the daily figure here is the European Food Safety Authority’s.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, omega-3 fatty acids fact sheet for health professionals
- A lot
Vitamin B12
Your body needs it to make red blood cells and keep nerves working.
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7.12 µg in one serving: 297% of the 2.4 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B12 fact sheet for health professionals
- A lot
Niacin (B3, niacin equivalents)
More than 400 of your enzymes need it to work.
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15.2 mg in one serving: 95% of the 16 mg a day men need, 109% of the 14 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, niacin fact sheet for health professionals
- A lot
Vitamin D
Your body needs it to absorb calcium and keep your bones hard.
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Your skin also makes it in sunlight, so food is only one of its sources.
13.8 µg in one serving: 92% of the 15 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin D fact sheet for health professionals
- A lot
Vitamin B6
Helps you use protein, and your brain needs it to make its chemical messengers.
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0.8 mg in one serving: 62% of the 1.3 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B6 fact sheet for health professionals
- A lot
Selenium
Your thyroid uses it to make its hormones.
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28.5 µg in one serving: 52% of the 55 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, selenium fact sheet for health professionals
- A lot
Vitamin E
Shields the fats in your cells from damage; your immune system uses it too.
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4.44 mg in one serving: 30% of the 15 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin E fact sheet for health professionals
- A lot
Thiamin (B1)
Your cells use it to get energy from food, and so to grow and work.
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0.26 mg in one serving: 22% of the 1.2 mg a day men need, 24% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, thiamin fact sheet for health professionals
13 more nutrients below “a lot”
- Some
Choline
Your cells need it for their membranes, and to make acetylcholine, a messenger for memory, mood and muscle control.
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98.1 mg in one serving: 18% of the 550 mg a day men need, 23% of the 425 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, choline fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Riboflavin (B2)
Your cells use it to make energy and handle fats. It also helps turn tryptophan into niacin and activate vitamin B6.
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0.19 mg in one serving: 15% of the 1.3 mg a day men need, 17% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, riboflavin fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Potassium
Your nerves, muscles and kidneys need it to work.
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473 mg in one serving: 14% of the 3,400 mg a day men need, 18% of the 2,600 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, potassium fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Omega-3: ALA
The one omega-3 your body can’t make: it must come from food. Your cells build it into their membranes and burn it for energy.
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209 mg in one serving: 13% of the 1,600 mg a day men need, 19% of the 1,100 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, omega-3 fatty acids fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Folate
Your body needs it to make DNA and to divide new cells.
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32.5 µg in one serving: 8% of the 400 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, folate fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Vitamin A
Your eyes need it to see in dim light.
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Getting enough matters; more than enough doesn’t sharpen your sight.
72.5 µg in one serving: 8% of the 900 µg a day men need, 10% of the 700 µg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin A fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Magnesium
Your muscles and nerves need it to work.
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31.7 mg in one serving: 8% of the 400 mg a day men need, 10% of the 310 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, magnesium fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Vitamin C
Your body makes collagen with it, which wounds need to heal. It also helps you absorb iron from plants.
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4.88 mg in one serving: 5% of the 90 mg a day men need, 7% of the 75 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin C fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Zinc
Your immune system and healing wounds depend on it.
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0.42 mg in one serving: 4% of the 11 mg a day men need, 5% of the 8 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, zinc fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Iron
Carries oxygen in your blood.
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0.32 mg in one serving: 4% of the 8 mg a day men need, 2% of the 18 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, iron fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Calcium
Builds your bones and teeth.
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11.8 mg in one serving: 1% of the 1,000 mg a day.
Listed amount only. 1 absorption study of this nutrient is on file for this food, but none is quoted yet. Each one is in The numbers, with the reason. See the studies
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, calcium fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin K1
Your blood needs it to clot.
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0.63 µg in one serving: 1% of the 120 µg a day men need, 1% of the 90 µg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin K fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Fibre
Keeps your gut moving.
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0 g in one serving: under 1% of the 38 g a day men need, under 1% of the 25 g women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. Institute of Medicine 2005, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
How to handle it
Depends on preparation, and matters in pregnancy. Health Canada: freezing at -35 °C for at least 15 h or -20 °C for at least 7 days, or cooking to 70 °C for at least 1 min, kills parasites; Health Canada advises pregnant people to avoid raw seafood.
Watch out
How we counted this
Histamine
Go easyA big dose in one meal brings on flushing, headache and an upset stomach.
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200 g in one meal reaches the limit
You’d need about 1.6 servings in one meal of this food alone to reach the limit.
“Go easy” here because fewer than 2 servings at a time reach the limit; one serving on its own stays under it.
One serving carries 32 mg
How we got this
The dataset’s rating: Under the limit for one serving; fewer than 2 servings reach it.
Rated on the dose in one meal: the worst raw batch measured carries less than the 50 mg per-meal dose in 125 g; most batches are below the 2.13 mg/kg detection limit.
Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs
Worth knowingFlagged for women who are or may become pregnant; no cap for other adults (EFSA's limit protects the sons of future mothers). The share per serving comes from a study of farmed Atlantic salmon fillets in Norway (Jensen 2020), on the older 2005 toxic equivalency factors; EFSA says the 2022 factors lower exposure estimates by about 27-35%, so the share against the 2026 limit is overstated.
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Methylmercury
Nothing to watchYou’d need about 3.1 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to use up what an average adult’s intake leaves under the limit.
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One serving carries 3.49 µg (total Hg, at the upper-bound mean, 27.9 µg/kg)
How we got this
An average adult already takes in about 18% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.
Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 3,300 g a week would reach the limit.
Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 875 g a week, which stays within the 2,700 g of room left before the limit.
Women who are or may become pregnant, and children: 500 g a day.
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit
No cap, on agency advice for this fish: Health Canada sets no consumption limit for salmon, and the FDA and EPA list it as a Best Choice. The computed share of the tolerable weekly intake is shown for information.
CFIA, Mercury and Metals in Fish Products, 2000-2021 (inspection results; compilation of raw data) · grade A
Checked for cadmium and lead: fine at normal amounts.
Cadmium
Nothing to watchYou’d need about 87 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to use up what an average adult’s intake leaves under the limit.
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One serving carries 0.08 µg (at the upper-bound mean, 0.67 µg/kg)
How we got this
A serving a day adds 0.4% to what an average adult already takes in: a share of that intake, not of the limit. With that serving every day, an average adult would be at about 71% of the limit.
An average adult already takes in about 71% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.
Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 260,000 g a week would reach the limit.
Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 875 g a week, which stays within the 76,000 g of room left before the limit.
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit
A daily serving adds 0.35% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap.
CFIA, Mercury and Metals in Fish Products, 2000-2021 (inspection results; compilation of raw data) · grade A
Lead
Nothing to watchYou’d need more than 100 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to double the lead an average adult already gets. No dose is known to be safe, so doubling is where we flag.
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A serving a day adds 0.6–0.7% to what an average adult already takes in. There is no limit to take a share of.
One serving carries 0.26 µg (at the upper-bound mean, 2.07 µg/kg)
How we got this
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake
A daily serving adds under 1% to EFSA's adult average of 35 µg/day, far from doubling it, so no cap.
CFIA, Mercury and Metals in Fish Products, 2000-2021 (inspection results; compilation of raw data) · grade A
For some people
For pregnancy: Health Canada lists 'Refrigerated smoked seafood' among foods pregnant people should avoid (safer: canned smoked seafood, or kinds that need no refrigeration until opened). The Public Health Agency of Canada also names adults 60 and over and people with weakened immune systems among those most at risk of listeriosis.
Measured, not rated: 149.1 mg purines
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If you have gout: avoiding organ meats such as liver, which are higher in purines, is one of the diet changes that help lower uric acid in the blood and the number of flares, according to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Source: NIAMS (NIH), Gout: diagnosis, treatment, and steps to take
How we got this
Not rated for people with gout or hyperuricemia: the only reference is a Japanese dietary recommendation of 400 mg purines a day, seen through Kaneko 2014 rather than an agency document, so no reference is established. Raw salmon measures 119.3 mg purines per 100 g (HPLC, Kaneko 2014, four purine bases; the species and whether farmed are not stated). A 125 g serving carries about 149 mg. For scale only, 400 mg would be reached at about 335 g.
For pregnancy: Health Canada lists raw seafood such as sushi among foods to avoid; cook seafood to 74 °C.
Worth knowing
No limit applies, so none is rated.
Cholesterol
78 mg in a 125 g serving.
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Shown, not rated: the current US and Canadian dietary guidelines set no daily limit for cholesterol from food, and put the weight on saturated fat and the overall diet. The Canadian Nutrition Facts table gives it no percent daily value.
Source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030 · Health Canada, Canada’s Dietary Guidelines, Section 1
Sugar
0 g of sugar in a 125 g serving, natural and added together.
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Shown, not rated. The food tables we read give total sugar, and few give added sugar, so the site can’t yet tell sugar added in making a food from the sugar in fruit or milk.
Also checked (nothing to act on) · 1
Noted for context, or not measured in this food yet.
Not measured in this food yet. Not rated: EFSA's reference point is for inorganic arsenic. The arsenic in fish is mostly organic, and total arsenic cannot be converted without a measurement of its forms in salmon.
Better options
How we counted this
“Better” here always means better at something the row names: more of one nutrient, more nutrients per serving, or the goal you pick. It never means better in every way.
Every amount below is for the same weight, 125 g, the size of one serving of this food, so a swap compares like with like. A serving of another food can be bigger or smaller.
A food is listed only if it gives clearly more: at least a fifth more than this food, and at least 10% of the daily amount more.
More of what it’s good for
More protein
Chicken breast, roasted38.8 g in 125 g (this food: 25.4 g) · but less omega-3: EPA + DHA and vitamin B12
Pork chop, pan-fried34.5 g in 125 g (this food: 25.4 g) · but less omega-3: EPA + DHA and vitamin B12Worth knowing: dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · this food has it tooNeeds care in handling: see its page
More omega-3: EPA + DHA
Farmed salmon, cooked2,684 mg in 125 g (this food: 1,129 mg) · but less vitamin B12Histamine: go easy · this food has it too
Mackerel, cooked1,504 mg in 125 g (this food: 1,129 mg)Worth knowing: dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · this food has it too
More vitamin B12
- Mackerel, cooked23.8 µg in 125 g (this food: 7.12 µg)Worth knowing: dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · this food has it too
Sardines, canned in water13.5 µg in 125 g (this food: 7.12 µg)Worth knowing: dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · this food has it too
Amounts as listed, not adjusted for how much gets in.
More nutrients per serving, counted together
The other main-dish proteins we’ve checked with more nutrients per serving than this one, counting at most 100 kcal. One score ranks them all, so the same few often lead.
Shrimp, cooked- More selenium (61.9 µg vs 28.5 µg)
- More zinc (2.04 mg vs 0.42 mg)
- More choline (169 mg vs 98.1 mg)
- Less omega-3: EPA + DHA (345 mg vs 1,129 mg)
- Less vitamin B12 (2.08 µg vs 7.12 µg)
Sardines, canned in oil- More vitamin B12 (11.2 µg vs 7.12 µg)
- More selenium (65.9 µg vs 28.5 µg)
- More calcium (478 mg vs 11.8 mg)
- Less vitamin D (6 µg vs 13.8 µg)
- Less vitamin B6 (0.21 mg vs 0.8 mg)
- Mackerel, cooked
- More vitamin B12 (23.8 µg vs 7.12 µg)
- More omega-3: EPA + DHA (1,504 mg vs 1,129 mg)
- More selenium (64.5 µg vs 28.5 µg)
- Less vitamin D (3.25 µg vs 13.8 µg)
- Less vitamin B6 (0.58 mg vs 0.8 mg)
Where the calcium card measured that less calcium gets in than from milk, calcium counts for less; everything else is as listed.
Your goal
Your goal changes only this list, not what the food gives you or what to watch.
Losing weight: fewer calories, and more nutrients, protein and fibre for each calorie.
Light tuna, canned in water- 113 kcal in 125 g (this food: 254)
- More selenium (84.8 µg vs 28.5 µg)
- Less omega-3: EPA + DHA (278 mg vs 1,129 mg)
- Less vitamin B12 (3.21 µg vs 7.12 µg)
- Shrimp, cooked
- 149 kcal in 125 g (this food: 254)
- More selenium (61.9 µg vs 28.5 µg)
- More zinc (2.04 mg vs 0.42 mg)
- More choline (169 mg vs 98.1 mg)
- Less omega-3: EPA + DHA (345 mg vs 1,129 mg)
- Less vitamin B12 (2.08 µg vs 7.12 µg)
Cod, baked- 131 kcal in 125 g (this food: 254)
- More selenium (47 µg vs 28.5 µg)
- Less omega-3: EPA + DHA (198 mg vs 1,129 mg)
- Less vitamin B12 (1.31 µg vs 7.12 µg)
Building muscle: more protein and more calories, per 100 g.
Bacon, pan-fried33.9 g protein · 468 kcal per 100 gWorth knowing: dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · this food has it too- Pork chop, pan-fried27.6 g protein · 238 kcal per 100 gWorth knowing: dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · this food has it tooNeeds care in handling: see its page
Ground turkey, 93% lean, cooked27.1 g protein · 213 kcal per 100 gWorth knowing: dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · this food has it tooNeeds care in handling: see its page
Why some foods aren’t suggested
Left out: Clams, cooked (Cadmium: limit it).
Left out: Chicken liver, simmered (Preformed vitamin A (retinol): limit it).
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Name in the database: Salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw
How the serving was set: 125 g raw (Health Canada I.3: 'marine and fresh water animals without sauce, such as plain or fried fish', 125 g raw / 100 g cooked)
Listed nutrients, per 100 g
For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.
| Nutrient | Per serving | Per 100 calories | How | Source | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega-3: ALA | 0.167 g | 0.21 g | 0.08 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Calcium | 9.423 mg | 11.78 mg | 4.64 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 10 mg | 12.5 mg | 4.92 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| 9 mg | 11.25 mg | 4.43 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3182 | C | |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Choline | 78.5 mg | 98.13 mg | 38.65 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Energy | 203.106 kcal | 253.88 kcal | – | FDC Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) | – |
| 208 kcal | 260 kcal | – | from SR Legacy · not used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C | |
| Omega-3: EPA + DHA | 0.903 g | 1.13 g | 0.44 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Fat | 13.11 g | 16.39 g | 6.45 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 15 g | 18.75 g | 7.39 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Cholesterol | 62.11 mg | 77.64 mg | 30.58 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 2.277 g | 2.85 g | 1.12 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 0.2 g | 0.25 g | 0.1 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Folate | 26 µg | 32.5 µg | 12.8 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 5 µg | 6.25 µg | 2.46 µg | second database · not used · 5.2× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Iron | 0.259 mg | 0.32 mg | 0.13 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 0.33 mg | 0.41 mg | 0.16 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Magnesium | 25.39 mg | 31.74 mg | 12.5 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 26 mg | 32.5 mg | 12.8 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Niacin (B3, niacin equivalents) | 12.155 mg | 15.19 mg | 5.98 mg | listed used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3182 | C |
| Phosphorus | 230.3 mg | 287.88 mg | 113.39 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 226 mg | 282.5 mg | 111.27 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Potassium | 378.2 mg | 472.75 mg | 186.21 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 357 mg | 446.25 mg | 175.77 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Protein | 20.319 g | 25.4 g | 10 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 20.4 g | 25.5 g | 10.04 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.155 mg | 0.19 mg | 0.08 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 0.07 mg | 0.09 mg | 0.03 mg | second database · not used · 2.2× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Selenium | 22.8 µg | 28.5 µg | 11.23 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 18 µg | 22.5 µg | 8.86 µg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Sodium | 49.49 mg | 61.86 mg | 24.37 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 43 mg | 53.75 mg | 21.17 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Sugars | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.207 mg | 0.26 mg | 0.1 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 0.45 mg | 0.56 mg | 0.22 mg | second database · not used · 2.2× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Vitamin A | 58 µg | 72.5 µg | 28.56 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Vitamin B12 | 5.696 µg | 7.12 µg | 2.8 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 4.4 µg | 5.5 µg | 2.17 µg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.636 mg | 0.8 mg | 0.31 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 0.21 mg | 0.26 mg | 0.1 mg | second database · not used · 3× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Vitamin C | 3.9 mg | 4.88 mg | 1.92 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Vitamin D | 11 µg | 13.75 µg | 5.42 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 4.7 µg | 5.88 µg | 2.31 µg | second database · not used · 2.3× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Vitamin E | 3.55 mg | 4.44 mg | 1.75 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 3.95 mg | 4.94 mg | 1.94 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Vitamin K1 | 0.5 µg | 0.63 µg | 0.25 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Water | 65.84 g | 82.3 g | 32.42 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 65.5 g | 81.88 g | 32.25 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Zinc | 0.339 mg | 0.42 mg | 0.17 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 0.4 mg | 0.5 mg | 0.2 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C |
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving | Per 100 calories | How | Source | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-carotene | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Copper | 0.025 mg | 0.03 mg | 0.01 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 0.05 mg | 0.06 mg | 0.02 mg | second database · not used · 2× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Energy (Atwater general) | 197.294 kcal | 246.62 kcal | 97.14 kcal | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Energy (Atwater specific) | 203.106 kcal | 253.88 kcal | 100 kcal | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Nitrogen | 3.251 g | 4.06 g | 1.6 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Ash | 1.224 g | 1.53 g | 0.6 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Theobromine | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Energy | 871 kj | 1,088.75 kj | 428.84 kj | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Vitamin A, IU | 193 iu | 241.25 iu | 95.02 iu | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 441 iu | 551.25 iu | 217.13 iu | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Lycopene | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tocopherol, beta | 0.01 mg | 0.01 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 0.3 mg | 0.38 mg | 0.15 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tocopherol, delta | 0.05 mg | 0.06 mg | 0.02 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0.06 mg | 0.08 mg | 0.03 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tocotrienol, beta | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Vitamin K (Menaquinone-4) | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone) | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Folic acid | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Folate, food | 26 µg | 32.5 µg | 12.8 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Folate, DFE | 26 µg | 32.5 µg | 12.8 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Betaine | 3 mg | 3.75 mg | 1.48 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tryptophan | 0.209 g | 0.26 g | 0.1 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Threonine | 0.86 g | 1.08 g | 0.42 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Isoleucine | 0.968 g | 1.21 g | 0.48 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Leucine | 1.615 g | 2.02 g | 0.8 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Lysine | 1.87 g | 2.34 g | 0.92 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Methionine | 0.626 g | 0.78 g | 0.31 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Cystine | 0.219 g | 0.27 g | 0.11 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Phenylalanine | 0.845 g | 1.06 g | 0.42 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Tyrosine | 0.759 g | 0.95 g | 0.37 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Valine | 1.107 g | 1.38 g | 0.55 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Arginine | 1.221 g | 1.53 g | 0.6 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Histidine | 0.549 g | 0.69 g | 0.27 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Alanine | 1.271 g | 1.59 g | 0.63 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Aspartic acid | 2.025 g | 2.53 g | 1 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Glutamic acid | 2.83 g | 3.54 g | 1.39 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Glycine | 0.96 g | 1.2 g | 0.47 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Proline | 0.721 g | 0.9 g | 0.35 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Serine | 0.896 g | 1.12 g | 0.44 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Hydroxyproline | 0.042 g | 0.05 g | 0.02 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 10:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.006 g | 0.01 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.242 g | 0.3 g | 0.12 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 16:0 | 1.428 g | 1.79 g | 0.7 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.465 g | 0.58 g | 0.23 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 20:0 | 0.022 g | 0.03 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| MUFA 18:1 | 2.715 g | 3.39 g | 1.34 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.9 g | 1.13 g | 0.44 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.167 g | 0.21 g | 0.08 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0.092 g | 0.12 g | 0.05 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0.585 g | 0.73 g | 0.29 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 22:0 | 0.011 g | 0.01 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| MUFA 14:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.791 g | 0.99 g | 0.39 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0.121 g | 0.15 g | 0.06 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.265 g | 0.33 g | 0.13 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0.318 g | 0.4 g | 0.16 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0.166 g | 0.21 g | 0.08 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 5.012 g | 6.27 g | 2.47 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 4.061 g | 5.08 g | 2 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| SFA 15:0 | 0.046 g | 0.06 g | 0.02 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| SFA 17:0 | 0.043 g | 0.05 g | 0.02 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| SFA 24:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c | 0.062 g | 0.08 g | 0.03 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| MUFA 18:1 c | 4.083 g | 5.1 g | 2.01 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c | 2.149 g | 2.69 g | 1.06 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c | 0.02 g | 0.03 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| MUFA 17:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 20:3 | 0.018 g | 0.02 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| MUFA 15:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| PUFA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA) | 0.541 g | 0.68 g | 0.27 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| Iodine | 3.2 µg | 4 µg | 1.58 µg | listed used | USDA iodine database (2024) #Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw | C |
| 12 µg | 15 µg | 5.91 µg | second database · not used · 3.8× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| 3.242 µg | 4.05 µg | 1.6 µg | second database · not used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C | |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| Manganese | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 0.09 mg | 0.11 mg | 0.04 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Niacin (B3, preformed) | 8.672 mg | 10.84 mg | 4.27 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 7.7 mg | 9.63 mg | 3.79 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 1.547 mg | 1.93 mg | 0.76 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #175167 | C |
| 1.2 mg | 1.5 mg | 0.59 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C | |
| Retinol | 2.151 µg | 2.69 µg | 1.06 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2684441 | C |
| 16 µg | 20 µg | 7.88 µg | second database · not used · 7.4× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #16-356 | C |
Change the amount to rescale the first column. Nutrients a database doesn't list are missing, not zero.
Absorption studies
Studies of how much of a nutrient gets in; those done in animals are marked. This page quotes a figure only from a study that passes our screen: adults, graded A, of this food in this preparation, with a test dose on record and a source that has passed our evidence check. The exception is calcium on our calcium card: its figure comes from the card’s own study, checked with the card, and is marked “used” even where that study misses a step of this screen. The others are listed so nothing is hidden, each with the first check it fails.
No study of this food passes the screen yet, so no absorption figure is quoted.
| Study | Nutrient | Absorbed | Test dose | People | Grade | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malde et al. 2010: enzymatically rinsed Atlantic salmon bones (NOT the fillet) bone fraction (frames), enzymatic rinse; farmed or wild not stated; not a fillet · enzymatically treated salmon bones (frames from fresh Salmo salar, protease-rinsed to remove soft tissue), baked into bread rolls, labelled extrinsically with 47Ca, whole-body counting full text read | Calcium | 22.5 % | 800 mg | 10 | B | Not used: not graded A, so not a direct human study of this food and preparation. |
Hazard rows as the dataset rates them
- Cadmium · Nothing to watch: under the limit · A daily serving adds 0.35% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap. · CFIA mercury and metals in fish (2000–2021) · A
- Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · Worth knowing · Flagged for women who are or may become pregnant; no cap for other adults (EFSA's limit protects the sons of future mothers). The share per serving comes from a study of farmed Atlantic salmon fillets in Norway (Jensen 2020), on the older 2005 toxic equivalency factors; EFSA says the 2022 factors lower exposure estimates by about 27-35%, so the share against the 2026 limit is overstated. · Jensen 2020 · B
- Fish allergy · Worth knowing · Person-specific: fish is a priority allergen in Canada (Health Canada) and a major allergen on the FDA and EU lists (EU Regulation 1169/2011, Annex II). · Health Canada, priority allergens · A
- Histamine · Go easy: within 2 servings of the limit · Rated on the dose in one meal: the worst raw batch measured carries less than the 50 mg per-meal dose in 125 g; most batches are below the 2.13 mg/kg detection limit. · Madejska 2022 · B
- Inorganic arsenic · Not rated yet · Not rated: EFSA's reference point is for inorganic arsenic. The arsenic in fish is mostly organic, and total arsenic cannot be converted without a measurement of its forms in salmon. · CFIA mercury and metals in fish (2000–2021) · B
- Lead · Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake · A daily serving adds under 1% to EFSA's adult average of 35 µg/day, far from doubling it, so no cap. · CFIA mercury and metals in fish (2000–2021) · A
- Listeria · Worth knowing · For pregnancy: Health Canada lists 'Refrigerated smoked seafood' among foods pregnant people should avoid (safer: canned smoked seafood, or kinds that need no refrigeration until opened). The Public Health Agency of Canada also names adults 60 and over and people with weakened immune systems among those most at risk of listeriosis. · Health Canada 2025 · A
- Methylmercury · Nothing to watch: under the limit · No cap, on agency advice for this fish: Health Canada sets no consumption limit for salmon, and the FDA and EPA list it as a Best Choice. The computed share of the tolerable weekly intake is shown for information. · CFIA mercury and metals in fish (2000–2021) · A
- Parasites in raw fish · Worth knowing · Depends on preparation, and matters in pregnancy. Health Canada: freezing at -35 °C for at least 15 h or -20 °C for at least 7 days, or cooking to 70 °C for at least 1 min, kills parasites; Health Canada advises pregnant people to avoid raw seafood. · EFSA 2010 · B
- Purines and gout · Not rated yet · Not rated for people with gout or hyperuricemia: the only reference is a Japanese dietary recommendation of 400 mg purines a day, seen through Kaneko 2014 rather than an agency document, so no reference is established. Raw salmon measures 119.3 mg purines per 100 g (HPLC, Kaneko 2014, four purine bases; the species and whether farmed are not stated). A 125 g serving carries about 149 mg. For scale only, 400 mg would be reached at about 335 g. · Kaneko 2014 · C
- Raw seafood in pregnancy · Worth knowing · For pregnancy: Health Canada lists raw seafood such as sushi among foods to avoid; cook seafood to 74 °C. · Health Canada 2025 · A
- Safe cooking temperature · Worth knowing · Flagged for cooking: Health Canada's cooking chart gives 70 °C (158 °F) internal temperature for fish. · Health Canada, safe cooking temperatures · A
Oxalate, phytate and gut-tolerance measurements
- histamine: detected in 9 of 56 samples (raw material plus smoked product); positives 8.8 to 256.1 mg/kg in raw fish, 4.3 and 12.9 in smoked product mg/kg · fresh weight, raw fish received at the processing plant (chilled) · raw Atlantic salmon at processors; smoked Atlantic salmon products (same batches) · grade A · Madejska 2022
- histamine: 1.5 mg/kg · wet weight · fresh salmon (Salmo salar), skin and bones removed, retail within shelf life · grade A · Pawulgruba 2014
- histamine: mean 3.27 · standard deviation 15.71 · max 111.26 · n 49 mg/kg · fresh weight · fresh oily fish category (the text names fresh salmon as the 111 mg/kg sample) · grade B · Sanchezperez 2021
- histamine: mean 23.12 · 0% below the detection limit · n 1 mg/kg · as sold · cured/processed salmon, as sold: gravadlax-1, Scotland · grade B · Kocar 2021
- histamine: mean 21.29 · 0% below the detection limit · n 1 mg/kg · as sold · cured/processed salmon, as sold: gravadlax-2, Scotland · grade B · Kocar 2021
- histamine: mean 4.95 · 0% below the detection limit · n 1 mg/kg · as sold · cured/processed salmon, as sold: salmon paste, Germany · grade B · Kocar 2021
- lactose: 0 g/100 g · as listed · Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw · grade B · US food database (USDA SR Legacy)
Sources
- CFIA, Mercury and Metals in Fish Products, 2000-2021 (inspection results; compilation of raw data)
cfia-metals-fish-2000-2021· dataset · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0 - Health Canada, Canadian Nutrient File 2026 (14th edition)
cnf-2026· dataset · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0 - Public Health England, Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID) 2021
cofid-2021· dataset · Open Government Licence v3.0 - EFSA, news story 'EFSA evaluates parasites in fish' on the BIOHAZ Panel scientific opinion on parasites in fishery products (published 14 April 2010)
efsa-2010-parasites-fish· page · EFSA website terms - USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, release 2026-04-30
fdc-foundation-2026-04-30· dataset · CC0 1.0 (public domain) - USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, 2018-04
fdc-sr-legacy-2018-04· dataset · CC0 1.0 (public domain) - Health Canada, Common food allergens (priority allergens list)
hc-priority-allergens· page · Government of Canada terms (Crown copyright; not OGL) - Health Canada, Safe cooking temperatures (published 2024-06-04; page details 2020-05-29)
hc-safe-cooking-temps· page · Government of Canada terms (Crown copyright; not OGL) - Health Canada, Safe food handling for pregnant people (published March 2025)
hc-safe-food-pregnant-2025· page · Government of Canada terms (Crown copyright; not OGL) - Jensen IJ, Eilertsen KE, Otnæs CHA, Mæhre HK, Elvevoll EO. An update on the content of fatty acids, dioxins, PCBs and heavy metals in farmed, escaped and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Norway. Foods 2020;9(12):1901 · doi:10.3390/foods9121901 · PMID 33352671
jensen2020-foods· full text read · CC BY 4.0 (MDPI open access) - Kaneko K, et al. (2014) Total purine and purine base content of common foodstuffs for facilitating nutritional therapy for gout and hyperuricemia. Biol Pharm Bull 37(5):709-721 · doi:10.1248/bpb.b13-00967 · PMID 24553148
kaneko-2014-purines· secondary source · J-STAGE open access - Kocar D, Kose S, Koral S, Tufan B, Scavnicar A, et al. Analysis of biogenic amines using immunoassays, HPLC, and a newly developed IC-MS/MS technique in fish products: a comparative study. Molecules 2021;26(20):6156. · doi:10.3390/molecules26206156 · PMID 34684737
kocar2021· full text read · CC BY 4.0 - Madejska A, Pawul-Gruba M, Osek J. Histamine content in selected production stages of fish products. J Vet Res 2022;66(4):599-604 · doi:10.2478/jvetres-2022-0063 · PMID 36846046
madejska2022-histamine· full text read · CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 - Pawul-Gruba M, Michalski M, Osek J. Determination of histamine in fresh and smoked fish commercially available in Poland. Bull Vet Inst Pulawy 2014;58(2):301-304. · doi:10.2478/bvip-2014-0046
pawulgruba2014· full text read · open access (De Gruyter Sciendo) - Malde MK, Bügel S, Kristensen M, Malde K, Graff IE, Pedersen JI. Calcium from salmon and cod bone is well absorbed in young healthy men: a double-blinded randomised crossover design. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2010;7:61 · doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-61 · PMID 20646299
pmid:20646299· full text read · CC BY 2.0 - Sánchez-Pérez S et al. 2021, Nutrients 13:1395, Table 1 (histamine)
sanchezperez2021· full text read · CC BY 4.0 - USDA, FDA and ODS-NIH Database for the Iodine Content of Common Foods, Release 4.0 (October 2024; 478 foods). Prepared by Heydorn K, Wambogo E, Spungen JH, Ershow AG, Gahche JJ, Haggans C, Merkel J, Patterson KY, Pehrsson PR. USDA ARS Methods and Application of Food Composition Laboratory.
usda-iodine-db4· secondary source · US Government work (public domain; USDA ARS)
Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.
The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.
The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.
Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.