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What Vitamins Are in Salmon?
When we think of the nutritional content of salmon, we often limit it to omega-3 fatty acids. While omega-3 fats are vitally important to health, salmon has much more to offer us in the form of vitamins.
There are many different types of salmon, from wild Atlantic salmon to chinook salmon, yet they all contain certain basic vitamins. The exact vitamin content will vary, based on the type of salmon and the cooking method used in preparation.
B Vitamins
The highest concentration of vitamins in salmon come from the family of B vitamins. The American Cancer Society reports that B vitamins are necessary for many functions in the body, such as metabolism, growth and the production of blood cells. In a 3 oz. serving of baked salmon there is 0.2 mg of thiamine (vitamin B1).
While that may not seem like a high content, consider the fact that 0.2 mg is actually 16 percent of the recommended daily allowance for thiamine. Other B vitamins in salmon are 0.4 mg of riboflavin (vitamin B2), which is 24 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA); 2.6 mg of vitamin B12, which is 43 percent of the RDA; 8.6 mg of niacin which is also 43 percent of the RDA; and 0.8 mg of vitamin B6 which is 40 percent of the RDA. Read the rest of this entry »