Stiftung Warentest: These are the best types of salmon

If you want to eat healthily, you should also use fish from time to time.

Stiftung Warentest tested 25 types of salmon fillet in the new issue.

Munich - There is fish every Friday: at least that's how many people know the tradition.

In a new edition the

Stiftung Warentest

recently tested 25 wild salmon and farmed salmon products - and identified clear winners.

For this purpose, 25 fillets of fresh and frozen salmon from the retail brands Aldi, Lidl, Kaufland and Rewe as well as brands such as Deutsche See and Costa were examined - including six fresh and twelve frozen farmed salmon fillets and seven frozen wild salmon fillets.

From the laboratory analyzes, the farmed salmon fillets in particular emerge as test winners, among other things due to the increased omega-3 content.

Stiftung Warentest-Sieger: Two farmed salmon fillets with top marks

Above all, the following two fresh farmed salmon convince in the test due to their quality and taste with the grade "very good":

• "Norwegian salmon fillet with skin" from the company Fischerstolz from Lidl with a kilo price of 15 euros (retail price: 4.50 euros)

• "Salmon fillet with skin" from Profish, pre-salted at a kilo price of 22 euros (retail price: 5.50 euros)

Farmed salmon versus wild salmon: Discounter fillets also achieve good results

But also the organic salmon fillet at Aldi and the salmon fillet from Deutsche See from the refrigerated counter achieved appealing results in the test with the grade “good”.

With prices starting at 15 euros per kilogram, the fresh farmed fish items are more cost-effective than their frozen competitors.

The best frozen salmon come from organic salmon and can be purchased for six euros from Aldi Nord (“Gut Bio Salmon Filets”) and 5.40 euros from Edeka (“Salmon Filet Bio”).

During the tastings, wild salmon could not keep up with the farmed salmon results in terms of quality and taste.

Nevertheless, there are offers of good quality and taste here too.

The wild salmon fillets from Costa received the best results with the test result “good” and a kilo price of 26.40 euros - the most expensive of the wild salmon examined.

The wild salmon fillets from the discounters Netto, Aldi, Lidl and Penny also received the product grade “good”.

Only the wild salmon from Rewe only scored “satisfactory” in the test.

Not just for test winners: salmon is a good source of nutrients

The laboratory tests did not reveal any significant exposure to mercury, cadmium, lead or pesticides in the farmed salmon.

There were also no residues of antibiotics.

In general, the German Nutrition Society recommends eating fish once or twice a week.

Salmon in particular is a good source of protein, iodine and vitamin D.

Farmed fillet contains many healthy omega-3 fatty acids, as the fish move less in aquaculture and thus accumulate more fat than wild salmon in the sea.

There are a few helpful tips to ensure that the fish stays nice and juicy while it is being cooked in the pan.

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