Farmed Atlantic Salmon Nutrition Facts After Cooking

Salmon is a familiar dinner ingredient, but salmon alone is not a complete database description. Species, whether the fish is farmed or wild, and its preparation all help identify the relevant entry. This card uses farmed Atlantic salmon cooked with dry heat. The reference portion is 100 grams of edible cooked fish. It does not describe raw salmon, smoked salmon, canned salmon, or a finished salmon dinner with sauce and sides. The selected USDA figures are 206 calories, 22.1 grams of protein, and 12.4 grams of total fat for that portion. These values describe the fish in the identified entry. They are not a universal total for every fillet, since fillet sizes differ. The fat figure also should not be interpreted as an omega-3 figure: total fat includes different types of fat, and this card does not provide a separate verified omega-3 amount. The source is USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, food 175168, “Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat.” The display uses its per-100-gram values directly, without a household-measure conversion. This is a generic food reference rather than a test of a particular fish or a specific branded product. It provides a clear baseline when the food you are using matches the description. At the store, check what the product actually is before selecting a nutrition entry. A different salmon species or a smoked, breaded, or sauced preparation may need different information. A product label can be more relevant than a generic entry when ingredients have been added. Do not transfer these numbers to every package simply because the front of the label contains the word salmon. At the table, keep the weight basis consistent. A raw portion and a cooked portion can weigh differently because cooking changes moisture. If you calculate a recipe from raw ingredients, use matching raw data throughout that calculation. If you use this cooked reference, weigh the edible cooked fish. Do not include bones or other discarded parts as though they were eaten. A dinner can pair salmon with vegetables, grains, potatoes, or other foods according to preference. Those suggestions are not a calculated menu. To estimate the entire meal, include each ingredient and its quantity, including any oil, glaze, dressing, or sauce that is consumed. If part of a sauce stays in the pan, a home calculation may remain approximate rather than exact. Use the numbers to understand one dinner component without turning the food into a guaranteed weight-loss or performance claim. The practical takeaway is to keep the full name beside the serving: farmed Atlantic salmon, cooked with dry heat, measured as edible cooked fish. Source: USDA FoodData Central, https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/175168/nutrients.