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What explains the rich flavor and buttery mouthfeel of sablefish? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Sablefish contain an extraordinary 1787mg of omega-3s per 100 gram serving—this concentration of omega-3s is higher than any whitefish or salmon. These omega-3s have well-known health benefits--they have been shown...
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The benefits of seafood for inflammation | Alaska Gold Seafood
Inflammation is our body’s way of responding to outside substances, such as toxins, excess fat cells, or environmental contaminants that build up over time. The build-up of these unwanted substances...
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Wild Alaska Seafood for Diabetes Prevention | Alaska Gold Seafood
Eating wild Alaska seafood like salmon and sablefish plays a vital role for those living with diabetes or wanting to prevent diabetes. At a basic level, wild Alaska seafood is...
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Mercury and Selenium in Alaska Seafood and What That Means For You | Alaska Gold Seafood
Mercury is a biotoxin that can clog up the brain, liver and kidneys. Many consumers are rightfully concerned about the potential for mercury exposure from seafood. In this blog post,...
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Seafood for Strength Training and Injury Mitigation | Alaska Gold Seafood
GUEST BLOG POST! Strongman and strength and conditioning coach Alec Petrone has been a loyal Alaska Gold Seafood customer since 2017. He gets our sablefish, rockfish, keta salmon, canned tuna, canned...
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Wild-caught seafood, a nutrient-rich protein with minimal impact on the planet | Alaska Gold Seafood
It's amazing how efficient wild-caught seafood is in terms of giving us a nutrient-rich protein that has minimal impact on the planet. And this is truly an under-reported story. Below...
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4 Health Benefits of Including Fatty Fish in Your Diet
Don’t let the word “fat” discourage you from adding oily fish to your diet. The fats in fish contain essential compounds that will boost your health.
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Why Swap Red Meat for Seafood | Alaska Gold Seafood
Wild Alaska seafood is a venerable powerhouse source of nutrients and is of the highest quality of lean proteins. Alaska seafood is a complete and highly digestible protein, which means that the...
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Seafood and Brain Health
Eating a meal of Alaska seafood with omega-3 fatty acids may protect against memory loss and thinking problems. That's because eating fatty fish such as wild salmon and sablefish gives...
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Wild Seafood and Vitamin D | Alaska Gold Seafood
Just one of our 6-ounce wild coho salmon portions has over 90% of the recommended daily value of vitamin D. One of our sablefish portions also has over 90% of the daily value of vitamin D. ...
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The Skin-Saving Power of Omega-3s in Wild Salmon | Alaska Gold Seafood
As the summer days grow long and warm and the sun beckons us outdoors, the importance of sunscreen increases, as exposure to harmful UVA and UVB rays can lead not...
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What makes wild Alaskan salmon so special? | Alaska Gold Seafood
Salmon straight from the source As a fishermen-owned cooperative, we take great pride in all our seafood. Our wild caught salmon, halibut, sablefish and albacore tuna are all great options for seafood fans. At the center...
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Canned tuna: an alternative to the snack bar | Alaska Gold Seafood
Our canned tuna is so good you can eat it right out of the can and enjoy a delicious snack on a hike, bike ride or at work. Easily portable...
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What makes our line-caught albacore tuna special | Alaska Gold Seafood
Our line-caught albacore tuna served as sashimi Albacore tuna is caught all over the world. But it is widely regarded among sushi chefs that the line-caught albacore tuna caught off...
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Eat Seafood…Be Happy! Seafood and Omega-3 Fatty Proteins | Alaska Gold Seafood
Eating seafood can improve your mood. Really. Omega-3s block the actions of inflammatory chemicals, protecting the brain from harmful toxins that can alter function and distort mood. Omega-3 fatty acids encourage brain...
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Why Athletes Eat Seafood | Alaska Gold Seafood
There is no purer, more natural source of protein than wild seafood. Lean but dense with nutrients at the same time, seafood is a perfect protein for athletes. Achieving peak...
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Eat Wild Alaska Seafood and Live Longer | Alaska Gold Seafood
Eat wild Alaska Seafood and live longer. It might seem like an outlandish claim that we’ve found the fountain of youth, but more evidence keeps showing up that that eating seafood might not...
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Wild Salmon as a Top Anti-Inflammatory Food | Alaska Gold Seafood
A healthy diet rich in wild salmon is important to our customers and us. More and more of our customers are coming to find us seeking the anti-inflammatory properties...
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The Health Benefits of Wild Salmon
Wild Salmon Health Benefits With abundant, sustainable, scientifically managed runs in Alaska, wild salmon not only taste great but are loaded with healthy benefits that are life enhancing. Wild salmon...
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