Guest guest Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Carol, thanks for your response to my question. If Menhadden fish is low in omega-3's, do you have any idea why they (Smart Balance co.) would select that fish for a trans-f.a. free spread, purported to have omega'3's " from the sea? " I'm really interested. Appreciate your time. -Rosemary Mueller, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.N., david.s.mueller@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Well, I love it when I am wrong after I investigate - I learn more. As said in his song, " You had to be a big shot didn't ya.... " Yeap I just had to be a big shot and not investigate before I opened my mouth and put my foot in it. I was talking as a fisherman, but not as a dietitian. Hence I was talking from the perspective of using my cast net and coming up with Menhaden when I lived in South Florida. After I searched the internet, boy was I wrong. Menhaden has 18.9 Omega-3 fatty acids. In comparsion salmon has 29.0 Omega-3 fatty acids. The references says that Menhaden is one of the most edible types of Omega-3 fatty acids available. It is far less expensive that salmon oil. The protective effect of menhaden oill may be due, at least in part, to the decreased linoleic acid content. Carol > >Reply-To: rd-usa >To: rd-usa >Subject: Re: re: Menhadden oil >Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 20:18:16 GMT > >Carol, thanks for your response to my question. If Menhadden fish is low >in omega-3's, do you have any idea why they (Smart Balance co.) would >select that fish for a trans-f.a. free spread, purported to have omega'3's > " from the sea? " I'm really interested. Appreciate your time. -Rosemary >Mueller, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.N., david.s.mueller@... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Carol--you're cute! And very humble! Thanks so much for clearing up the fishy question. Makes sense the Smart Balance would choose a less expensive fish as an omega-3 source. I learned something from you, too--I had never heard of Menhaden fish before this. Have a good day! -Rosemary Mueller, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.N., Mount Prospect, IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hi Carol, and all, I had never heard of menhaden before I devoted my current newsletter to fish oil, I found www.menhaden.org a very nice resource. Menhaden is not edible by man because it is too bony. If it had more meat on it, it would probably be something we ate. It is small like sardines and herring and because of its short lifespan and tendency to swim high in the ocean waters (mercury sinks to the bottom) it is less likely to have time to accumulate the kind of mercury content other larger fishes have. Menhaden oil was approved a few years ago by the FDA as a food additive--which is why it is the one you see in Smart Balance. Please don't make the mistake of telling clients that only the cold water fishes have fish oils, or that they need to eat salmon or don't bother. I analyzed all of the species listed as not endangered on the Monterey Bay Aquarium website and found that even 3 1/2 ounces of catfish per day will provide the minimum amount of EPA and DHA recommended by the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. All seafood, even shrimp, clams, caviar, have these oils. Plus, everytime you make a choice to eat fish you are likely substituting it for something that would have been higher in saturated fat or polyunsaturated fat. We need to be encouraging people to eat as much fish as they can, not just recommending salmon, which is primarily available in summer and is not cost attractive to many geographical regions that have perfectly acceptable species of fish. Monika re: Menhadden oil Yes Menhadden's are fish. Often they are bait fish or fish that are food for larger fish. Because they are a surface fish, they are not regarded as cold water fish. Therefore they are probably low in omega-3 fatty acids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Rosemary, and Carol, I'm always glad to hear from fellow fisherwomen, although I cannot indulge too frequently any more dt the high cost as we do not have a boat. I only go once or twice a year, sometimes catching sometimes not, but always chasing the Dorados. I had never thought of the nutritional benefits. Just how much I love fish! Digna Cassens, MHA, RD http://groups.msn.com/RDForum Re: re: Menhadden oil Carol--you're cute! And very humble! Thanks so much for clearing up the fishy question. Makes sense the Smart Balance would choose a less expensive fish as an omega-3 source. I learned something from you, too--I had never heard of Menhaden fish before this. Have a good day! -Rosemary Mueller, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.N., Mount Prospect, IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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