Eating farmed salmon isn’t as healthy as wild

Any such generalisations about the nutritional benefits of food should be treated with caution. One recent study of various farmed and wild salmon products of different species in Canada found that they all surpassed the government’s minimum daily recommended dose of Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. For many other attributes such as protein and fat there were indeed differences between wild and farmed, and in some cases the differences between different species were more significant than the differences between farmed and wild. The authors concluded: “farmed Atlantic salmon may be the most convenient and affordable option for the nutrient density it provides, especially for consumers who regularly include salmon in their daily meals.”