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What is the difference between cold smoked and regular smoked??? |
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| What is the difference between cold smoked and regular smoked??? | ||||
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The "hot" and "cold" smoked refer to the temperatures used in the smokehouse during the salmon smoking process.
More specifically, during cold smoking, the temperature in the smokehouse does not exceed eighty degrees Fahrenheit whereas during the hot, the temperature in the smokehouse may go up over 160 degrees Fahrenheit. At this high of a temperature, the salmon is fully cooked while it is smoked. Thus the term hot-smoked refers to a fully cooked (kippered) product, and not to peppers added which would make the product spicy hot.
We produce both hot and cold-smoked salmon. Hot smoked may be called "regular" by some people, but cold smoked is more "regular" in Europe as well as our eastern seaboard, so you have to know who you are talking to when you use the term Regular-smoked salmon. In the Pacific Northwest, hot smoked is preferred, and therefore it is frequently called "regular".
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| What percentage of omega-3 oil is lost during the smoking process? | ||||
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Alaskan Sockeye salmon are the second highest source in the world of natural Omega-3 oil, with a whopping 2.3 grams per 4-ounce serving. The only fish in the world that can claim any higher is the Alaskan King salmon with 3.6 grams per 4oz serving.
While we do see a small amount drip loss of oil from the salmon fillet we smoke, it is less than 20 grams for a full 150-pound load of salmon fillet. In a 150-pound smokehouse load of salmon fillet there is over 1,380 grams of natural Omega-3 oil. This makes the drip loss close to 1.5% of the total, which is a very small percentage.
In addition, under the time and temperature regimes we use for smoking, as well as the salt concentrations we use in our brines, the natural Omega-3 oil is not denatured or in any way rendered inactive.
We appreciate this question regarding the natural Omega-3 oil content of our smoked Alaskan salmon products. We are in an age of uncertainty for the health and safety of the foods we eat. Isn't it refreshing to know that very tasty and natural protein alternative is available from Alaska's sustainable salmon fisheries? It certainly is for those who care about their health.
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