Meat of fish fatty varieties is fairly considered a useful and important food. All types of salmon fish are classified as fatty varieties containing useful microelements, vitamins and fatty acids. To answer the question, which is better than chum salmon, you need to consider the differences of these fish species.
What is the difference between chum salmon and pink salmon?
Pink salmon is the most numerous species of salmon fish, which is rather modest in size compared to other relatives. The maximum weight of pink salmon is 5.5 kg, the length is 75 cm. Adult fish often die after spawning, in part this is the reason why pink salmon does not grow to large sizes. Pink salmon winters in warm waters with a temperature of at least +5 degrees, it eats plenty of caloric food, so the meat of this fish has a dense consistency and contains more fat than chum salmon.
Keta is the second largest species of the salmon family, it is larger, different in composition and energy value of meat. The chum can reach 1 m in length and up to 14 kg of weight. Compared with pink salmon, chum meat is drier, but less fatty. The peculiarity of this species is that the chum does not multiply in captivity, so when buying fish, you can be sure that it does not have artificial growth accelerators and antibiotics.
Keta and pink salmon - differences in composition
The chum salad contains a more extensive composition of B vitamins, including B5, B6, B9, B12, pink salmon has a more saturated mineral composition, including iodine, manganese, chrome, cobalt, fluorine. The caloric content of pink salmon is 145-147 kcal, the meat of chum salmon is more tender and has a lower energy value - about 125 kcal.
What is the difference between caviar of chum salmon and pink salmon?
As the fish itself has differences, so the eggs of these species differ visually and in composition. The chum salmon has a larger size and a beautiful orange-red color. The pink salmon eggs are much smaller in size with a light orange shade with a denser outer shell. Both types of caviar have excellent taste qualities. The composition of the chum salmon is richer, it contains more protein, which is almost completely absorbed by our body, it also contains more vitamins and minerals.
About taste preferences it is not accepted to argue, but experts consider meat and caviar to be more useful and dietary product.