CALORIES IN SALMON

Salmon is a highly nutritious food.  Salmon comes in fresh, baked, smoked, pink and canned varieties. As salmon contains a high amount of protein and fat – Omega 3 fatty acid and Trans fatty acid (just so you know, both fats are good for our health), so its calorie value is very low. We usually get 210 kcal per 100 gm salmon, which is lower than that of other types of fish we generally consume.

Calories in fresh salmon:

Fresh salmon are generally fresh water fish, which migrate to the ocean and again come back to the fresh water to reproduce.

The below lists an approximate idea of what calories 100 gram of fresh salmon would contain:

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Calorie: 144 kcal
  • Fat: 6 gram
  • Carbohydrate: 0 gram
  • Protein: 22 gram

Fresh Salmon Common Serving Size:-

Serving size                               calories (kcal)

1 oz boneless                                                42

100gram                                                       144

1 cup                                                              240

 

CALORIES IN BAKED SALMON:

Since salmon is very moist, it makes it extra delicious when consumed in oven baked form .Baking the fresh salmon between 170° C to 190°C(depending on recipe) or preheated oven as preferred.

The below lists the nutritional information (including calories) in a 100 gram of baked salmon.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Calorie- 154 kcal
  • Fat – 7 gram
  • Carbohydrate-0.8 gram
  • Protein -23 gram 

Baked Salmon Common Serving Size:

Serving size                                        calorie (kcal)

1 inch (with bone)                                                    20

1 oz (with bone)                                                       28

1 cubic inch (boneless)                                           30

100 gram                                                                   154

1 cup flaked                                                              235

1 medium (size) salmon steak                               244

1 medium fillet                                                         470                                        

CALORIE IN SMOKED SALMON

Smoked salmon is prepared by cooking cured salmon (fresh/pink) over a wooden oven at varying temperatures (depending on recipes).

Below lists the nutritional information (including calories) in a100 gram of smoked salmon.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:

  • Calorie :  115 kcal
  • Fat: 4.1 gram
  • Carbohydrate: 0.1 gram
  • Protein: 18.30 gram

Smoked Salmon Common Serving Size:-

Serving size                                        calorie (kcal)

1 inch boneless                                                     17

1 piece                                                                    24

1 oz boneless                                                         32

1oo gram                                                                115

1cup flaked                                                            160 

CALORIES IN PINK SALMON:

Pink salmon as opposed to fresh salmon (which is found in fresh water) is found in cold water primarily in the Pacific and Arctic region.

Below lists the nutritional information (inc calories) in100 gram of pink salmon

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Calorie : 114 kcal
  • Fat: 5.47 gram
  • Carbohydrate: 0.2 gram
  • Protein: 31 gram

Pink Salmon Common Serving Size:

Serving size                                     calorie (kcal)                         

3 oz                                                                              95

100 gram                                                                    114

1/2fillet                                                                       186

1lb                                                                                524

CALORIE IN CANNED SALMON:

Canned salmon is processed salmon( usually in brine), which are stored in air tight containers with a lifespan of 1-3 years, as opposed to fresh salmon.

Below lists the nutritional information in 100 gram of canned salmon.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Calorie: 140 kcal
  • Fat: 6.20 gram
  • Carbohydrate: 0 gram
  • Protein : 20 gram

Canned Salmon Common serving size:-

Serving size                                                           calorie (kcal)    

1oz                                                                                       41

1 small can                                                                       133

100 gram                                                                           140

1 regular flat cans                                                           252

1 tall cans                                                                          532       

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SALMON

Nowadays we are very conscious about our health, which means we are constantly searching for some low calorie, low fat foods to maintain/improve our body weight. Consumption of low calorie salmon (as evident above) reduces the risk of heart diseases, heart attacks, strokes, obesity and keeps blood cholesterol level in normal limit. Salmon has a variety of benefits for us (contains omega 3 fatty acid and high protein with low calorie) which we should make a strong case for it in our daily meals.