Description

Frozen Food - Chum Salmon Species Name: Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), also called Keta, Chub, or dog salmon. Geography: Southern California to Mackenzie River in the Arctic, as far south as Honshu, Japan. Seasonality: June to September for wild fresh. Appearance/Flavor: Mild-flavored or angel, pink or red meat. Leaner and firmer than Chinook and some other Salmon species. Nutrition: (per 3.5 oz. raw) Cal. **0, Fat cal. *4, Total fat 3.8g, Sat. fat 0.8g, Cholesterol *4mg, Sodium *0mg, Potassium **9mg, Protein *0.1g, Iron 0.6mg. Yield (whole fish/edible portion): *0%. Buying/Handling/Storing: Softer, milder pink meat is found in fish with watermarks below the lateral line, graded as fall chum, dark chum, qualla, calico chum and river chum. Ocean-run silverbrites have shiny, silver skin and reddish-pink flesh. Semibrights have watermarks above the lateral line. If buying whole, eyes should be clear and fish should smell fresh. Can be differentiated from sockeye by smaller number of gill rakers. FDA Hazard Guide indicates that parasites are potential hazard, but not if product is cooked prior to consumption. Keep fresh chum at *2F and frozen at 0F or below. Storage commercially frozen, **9 months; thawed, never frozen or previously frozen and home refrigerated, *6 hours. Not advisable to purchase fresh for home freezing. If you are interested, please contact with us, we will offer prefect goods and high quality service. Thank You!