About half of these "ends and pieces" will be tail sections, which cook more quickly and are great for those with a smaller appetite.

Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon is considerably richer than Silver Salmon, and a bit leaner than King Salmon, with a firmer texture than either.

In addition to ample protein, Sockeye provides three beneficial natural food factors in abundance.
Per 6 oz portion ... amounts will vary annually and by harvest location:

• Omega-3s – About 2,000 mg, or four to seven times more than standard fish oil capsules.
• Vitamin D3 – About 1,170 IU, or nearly triple the US RDA of 400 IU. (Most experts now advise adults to consume 1,000-2,000 IU every day.) Ounce for ounce, Sockeye Salmon provides much more vitamin D -- in the optimal D3 form -- than any other whole or fortified food.
• Astaxanthin – About 6.75 mg. This red-orange pigment is a carotene-type antioxidant that, in test tube experiments, measures 500 times more powerful than vitamin E at neutralizing certain free radicals (singlet oxygen) and is 100 to 500 time better at protecting cell membranes. Thus, in key health contexts, 3.3 mg of astaxanthin packs the antioxidant punch of 300 to 1,600 mg of vitamin E.