ChatterBank36 mins ago
Just been reading an article
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about the best foods to eat for a healthy heart. One of the suggestions is to eat oily fish such as mackerel or salmon at least twice a week. Can anyone tell me if this has to be fresh fish or does tinned fish do the same job? Can't go to the shops much so tinned would be ideal for me but if not freezer portions.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Canned tuna is not so good for fish oil, but is still a healthy fish. For your heart's sake buy canned salmon in brine, not oil.
Types of oily fish
Some of the most popular types of oily fish are: salmon, trout, sardines, swordfish, whitebait, fresh tuna, anchovies, eel, kipper, mackerel, carp, bloater, smelt, bluefish and sprats.
Take note that although fresh tuna is an oily fish, tinned tuna is not regarded so, as most of the oil is removed in the canning process. However, other types of oily fish that can be tinned such as sardines and anchovies, still count as oily fish.
In the same way, smoked oily fish also still counts as oily fish.
Types of oily fish
Some of the most popular types of oily fish are: salmon, trout, sardines, swordfish, whitebait, fresh tuna, anchovies, eel, kipper, mackerel, carp, bloater, smelt, bluefish and sprats.
Take note that although fresh tuna is an oily fish, tinned tuna is not regarded so, as most of the oil is removed in the canning process. However, other types of oily fish that can be tinned such as sardines and anchovies, still count as oily fish.
In the same way, smoked oily fish also still counts as oily fish.