Pink salmon is the smallest and most delicately flavored variety of salmon. Pink salmon also has a lower fat content than most other varieties of salmon, although dog salmon has the lowest fat content.
Calories
A 100 g serving of pink salmon cooked with dry heat contains approximately 153 calories.
Calorie Breakdown
The same serving of pink salmon has 24.58 g of protein and 5.28 g of fat, making the calorie composition 64 percent protein and 36 percent fat. Saturated fat comprises just over 18 percent of the total fat content, but pink salmon is also a rich source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. A 100 g serving of pink salmon also has 90 mg of sodium and 55 mg of cholesterol.
Considerations
A 100 g serving of pink salmon offers 261 percent of the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin D, 197 percent of the RDA of vitamin B12, 60 percent of the RDA of niacin, 54 percent of the RDA of selenium, 53.5 percent of the RDA of vitamin B6, 26 percent of the RDA of phosphorus, 24.7 percent of the RDA of pantothenic acid and smaller amounts of other vitamins and minerals.
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