Are water or oil added to the canned salmon?
Neither water nor oil are added to Vital Choice canned salmon. Only 100% wild Pacific sockeye (red) salmon goes into the can, along with a pinch of salt before it is sealed and cooked. The liquids present in the can are natural juices that come from the healthy fats present in the fish when it is cooked. Approximately 2/3 of the fish’s omega-3s are found in the gray fatty tissue and the brine that comes from it. Even so, in canned sockeye salmon, the remaining 1/3 will amount to about 1.25 g per 3.5 ozs. This exceeds both the Canadian and European RDA for omega-3s. (In the US the FDA has yet to issue an RDA for these important nutrients.
