The small, silver colored sardines are an excellent low carbohydrate food. Due to its high nutrition level you have the freedom to enjoy this fish as a regular meal or as a healthy snack.
The humble sardine, particularly found in Atlantic Ocean is emerging as one of the best foods across the world. Although these fishes are abundant in Atlantic, reports have shown Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean Sea also have sardines.
- Sardines pack an awesome nutritional punch. It is very rich in omega-3 fatty acids which are very important in our diets because of the abundance of vegetable oils we consume through cooked foods. Omega-3 fatty acids also regulate our blood cholesterol level.
- Sardines are rich in vitamin D as well. The fact is we aren’t getting enough vitamin D from the sun even if we live in the sunny southern climates. Earth’s atmospheric changes may be liable for that. Nevertheless, sardines are a very reliable source of pure vitamin D.
- In the oceanic food chain sardines lie on the lower level. Therefore it has less opportunity to pick up & accumulate mercury. Larger fishes even salmon can accumulate mercury a million times more than sardine. As a consequence, sardines are good choice for pregnant women and children. Read more about Mercury contamination.
- Sardines are a trusted source of balanced protein, nucleic acids and bio-available minerals. Purines are the nucleic acids that are needed to rebuild body tissues and sardines are rich in that. Among several minerals sardines contain calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, selenium that is must for human being.
- When sardines are processed, only heads are removed. Other organs of the fish remain intact. In case of larger fish you don’t have that luxury; all organs are removed because liver or kidneys of larger fishes are heavily contaminated. Organ meat is superb for one’s health even in little amount. As sardines are in the lower level of food chain its organs are acceptable in daily food.
- Sardines are caught in a sustainable and healthy way. They are caught in the ocean from free swimming state with nets. This indicates that sardines can swim where they wish and can eat what they like. Unlike most farm-raised fish sardines are healthier as well as cleaner fish. Yes, some fish farms are very meticulous about cleanliness but in most cases it is seen that fishes live without too much motion and surrounded by their own urine & feces.
- Sardine fishes are treated and to some extent respected as a developmental food. Developmental food is a process that some people go through that enhances immune response and brainpower. Sardines are one of the few foods that contribute to this process.
Having all these health benefits sardines are very cost effective, especially if compared to other larger fishes. They are convenient as well because they can be cooked and processed with ease.
Even in canned sardines the nutritious value remains intact and there is no side effect of these aluminium or steel cans. Canned sardines are fresher than many ‘fresh’ fish that are transported hundreds of miles before being cooked.
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