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>> "Salmon is the second-most-popular seafood in the United States, where the average American consumes more than three pounds a year. (Shrimp is No. 1, with av
by leemailll 3y ago
>> "Salmon is the second-most-popular seafood in the United States, where the average American consumes more than three pounds a year. (Shrimp is No. 1, with average annual consumption reaching nearly six pounds in 2021.)"
Color me surprised. I thought seafood is consumed five times more. A salmon fillet usual weight more than 2 pounds, so we only eat 3 times a year on average?
- defrost 3y ago"average American" is doing a lot of lifting there. Quick question, does half of the US population (~160 million, say) even eat salmon in a year? The distribution of consumption might tell a tale here, there's a good chance a small percentage are eating a lot of salmon.
- magneticnorth 3y ago3 lbs a year works out to 6-12 meals, depending on how big of a piece of fish you like to eat. But still I agree, I'm definitely doing more than my share in contributing to those numbers.
- dublinben 3y agoA single serving of salmon fillet is only 3-4 ounces, not a pound.
- MattGaiser 3y agoA salmon fillet, at least for my family, usually feeds 3-5. Let’s say 4. So it would be 12 times a year.
- leemailll 3y agomaybe my family love to eat fish, a fillet is not enough for my family of four. We usually prepare one and a half fillet for a meal
- stevenwoo 3y agoIndividual serving size is closer to four to six ounces so wild extrapolation is once a month for salmon, twice a month for shrimp. I’m at zero for both of those recently so someone else makes up for me. :) I’ve switched to sardines.