This is a headingHow does Tasmanian Altlantic Salmon Compare?

Tasmanian Atlantic Salmon is great for healthy hearts and minds. It’s one of the richest natural sources of marine Omega 3s (EPA and DHA). Compared to Tassie Salmon, red meat like beef and lamb is really low in Omega 3s, especially these important two.

In fact you would have to eat a very unhealthy amount of red meat to get the equivalent Omega 3s (EPA and DHA) as just 206.5g of Tasmanian Atlantic Salmon. To get a better idea of how the figures stack up take a look at the comparison table below.

To acheive your overall RDI (Recommended Daily Intake) of Omega 3s (4270mg per week) you would need to eat :

14.25kg lean beef (approx 60 x 237.5g steaks)*
12.2kg lamb (approx 5 x 2.44kg legs of lamb)*
206.5g Tasmanian Atlantic Salmon**

The RDI (Recommended Daily Intake) of Omega 3s for Men & Women is as follows: Men 610mg, Women 430mg.**

*Source www.themainmeal.com.au

**Source: Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing, National Health and Medical Research Council – Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand (Including Recommended Dietary Intakes), endorsed by the NHMRC on 9 September 2005.

The suggested dietary target is equivalent to the 90th centile of intake in the Australian/New Zealand population to be attained by replacing energy-dense, low nutrient foods and drinks with LC n-3-rich foods such as fish such as tuna, salmon and mackerel, lean beef or low energy density, LC n-3-enriched foods.