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Title: Does canned fish still contain omega 3 fatty acids?
Post by: Martijn Belle on 06/05/2008 08:59:05

Martijn Belle asked the Naked Scientists:

Dear Naked Scientists,

I want to know the following.

We all know eating fish is healthy for the omega 3 fatty acids.

Are those healthy fats still present in fish like sardines or herrings after they are canned?

Thanks for your answer.

Best regards,

Martijn Belle
The Netherlands

What do you think?

Title: Does canned fish still contain omega 3 fatty acids?
Post by: Bored chemist on 06/05/2008 19:15:36

The omega-3 fatty acids should survive the canning process.

Title: Does canned fish still contain omega 3 fatty acids?
Post by: rosalind dna on 06/05/2008 19:17:39

Yes the canned/tinned fish do still contain Omega 3-fatty acids.
But fresh fish is the best way to get the correct vitamins and these fatty or oily acids too.

Title: Does canned fish still contain omega 3 fatty acids?
Post by: chris on 08/05/2008 08:55:32

The fats in oily fish usually remain in-situ and are stable until we do something terrible to the fish, like deep fat fry it.

This very effectively leaches all of the beneficial fats and replaces them with vegetable (or worse) oils.

Chris