What is Alaskan Salmon?

The Alaskan Salmon is the largest species of salmon and least abundant, is known as King Salmon or Chinook Salmon. It’s a great tasting fish and can weigh more than 40 pounds. The most common flesh colour is red but it’s possible to find white king salmon as well.

Alaskan salmon is a rich source of a variety of vitamins and minerals, as well as lean protein and Omega-3 fatty acids. Also known as chinook, king or sockeye salmon, Alaskan Salmon is healthiest when caught in the wild.

According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, wild-caught Alaskan salmon contains low levels of contaminants like mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.

It is safe for young children and pregnant and nursing women to eat up to 12 ounces weekly.