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By Anthony O’Reilly
TILAPIA SALMON SCALLOPS
3 Q There are 26 grams of 4 Q This bodybuilding 5 Q Scallops are expensive,
protein in 3.5 ounces of tilapia classic boasts 40 grams of but they’re worth it every
and only 128 calories, so it’s protein per 7-ounce fillet with now and then just for the
a great choice for anyone minimal mercury levels. flavor alone. They have the
looking to lose some weight. BEST CHOICES: Atlantic salmon lowest mercury levels of any
It has a moderate amount of farmed in indoor recirculat- commercial seafood product,
mercury, but not high enough ing tanks or the Nordic Blu and a 3-ounce serving packs
that you can’t eat it two to brand produced by the Salten 20 grams of protein and fewer
three times a week. Aqua Group in Norway. These than 100 calories.
BEST CHOICES: Your best bets tanks have fewer diseases BEST CHOICES: You have many
are Mozambique tilapia raised circulating among them. options when it comes to
in indoor recirculating tanks WORST CHOICES: Salmon raised scallops, including Atlantic
and red Nile hybrid tilapia in Canada near the Atlantic calico, common Japanese,
from Ecuador. Ocean, Norway (excluding Icelandic, Peruvian.... The list
S H U T T E R S T O C K tilapia from China, as there’s There is an overuse of chemi- Watch doesn’t have any type
Blue Circle Foods and Nordic
WORST CHOICES: Avoid any
goes on.
WORST CHOICES: Seafood
Blu brands), and Scotland.
evidence that illegal antibiot-
of scallop on its “avoid” list.
ics have been found in fish.
cals in these environments.
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