How many calories in salmon
A salmon fillet has about 310 kcal and 33 g of protein.
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To burn it off
Salmon is an oily fish, so it has more fat than chicken. One fillet is 310 kcal, with 33 g of protein and 19 g of fat.
A good part of that fat is omega 3, which is why salmon gets recommended so often. It isn't light, it's just worth it.
Baked with lemon it stays close to that number. A creamy sauce or a crispy skin fried in butter adds more.
Tips
- 1Bake it in foil with lemon and herbs, no oil needed.
- 2Have it with greens and new potatoes for a full plate.
- 3Hot smoked salmon flakes are an easy lunch on a salad.
Where it comes from
Most salmon in the shops today is farmed, and that started in Norway. On 28 May 1970, on the island of Hitra, brothers Ove and Sivert Grøntvedt put young salmon into a floating open net pen in the sea. Their fish became the first successful generation of farmed Atlantic salmon, and Norway is still the biggest producer, with more than half of the world's farmed salmon.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Norwegian Seafood Council, Celebrating 50 years of modern aquaculture
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Questions
Can I eat salmon when losing weight?
Of course. It's 310 kcal a fillet with 33 g of protein, which keeps you full.
Does salmon have more calories than chicken?
Yes, a fillet is 310 kcal against 248 for a chicken breast, because of the fat.
Is smoked salmon the same?
Similar per gram, but you usually eat a lot less of it at once.
Is farmed salmon higher in calories than wild?
Usually a bit, because farmed salmon carries more fat. Wild salmon is leaner, so a fillet comes out somewhat under 310.
Is salmon high in mercury?
No, salmon is one of the fish lowest in mercury. Big predatory fish like swordfish and shark carry the most.
