Why does canned salmon have skin and bones?
Canned salmon, being a natural product, is packed with the skin and bones intact. The skin and bones are cooked with the meat in the canning process. This makes them soft and edible as they contain much of the nutritive value of the fish. The size of the fish can vary, allowing some cans to be packed with smaller pieces and varying amounts of skin and bones. We do monitor the cans on the conveyor belts on a continual basis during the canning process to adjust for different sized fish and bone quantities. If you prefer using salmon without any skin or bones, you can remove them or you can shop for our skinless & boneless product instead. Skinless/Boneless product can be found at Costco under the Bear & Wolf or Kirkland Labels and at Trader Joes under their house label.
