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Posted on 03/25/2026 5:44:29 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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What is Upcycling?
Upcycling is the process of transforming discarded materials (ED NOTE: fish heads, frames, fins, and tails) into new, higher quality products It diverges from recycling by focusing on adding value, not just reusing.
Food upcycling tries to make use of food scraps and leftovers that would otherwise be thrown away. These leftover bits get creatively repurposed into nutritious, flavorful ingredients.
How Upcycled Salmon is Made
Upcycled salmon utilizes the trimmings and off-cuts generated during salmon filleting and processing, Around 75% of a salmon goes unused when it’s filleted for steaks and fillets
Rather than discarding these nutrient-rich scraps, innovative companies are now collecting them from processors and turning them into products like salmon burgers, sausages, fish cakes, and jerky.
The salmon bits are chopped, minced, seasoned, and combined with binders to make eco-friendly seafood items. These products deliver the same nutritional benefits as conventional salmon in a sustainable form.
The Benefits of Upcycled Salmon
There are many benefits for the environment, businesses, and consumers from using recycled salmon:
Reduces Waste: Salmon trimmings are turned into edible products instead of being discarded. This decreases waste across the seafood supply chain.
Promotes Sustainability: By utilizing waste, upcycled salmon reduces the need to catch more fish. This eases pressure on wild populations and the oceans.
Offers Affordability: As a method for repurposing scraps, upcycled salmon costs less than conventional fillets, making sustainable seafood affordable.
Provides Nutrition: Upcycled items contain the same levels of protein, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals as regular salmon.
Boosts Profits: Companies can earn extra revenue by selling upcycled goods made from waste previously treated as a sunk cost.
Adds Variety: Consumers benefit from new, value-added seafood options that promote sustainability.
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I was thinking scrapple, which is made of the stuff they discard after making hot dogs.
Come on people. Give them a break. At least it would make good broth.
GAG ME WITH A SPOON
MMMmmm. Salmon chitlins.
They charge me fifty cents a pound at the store.
Sounds offal.
Why do I think Bill Gates is behind this somewhere?
They paint this as the grooviest thing since fake meat:
https://www.chefsresource.com/what-is-upcycled-salmon/
Sources and Significance of Upcycled Salmon Byproducts
The primary sources of salmon byproducts used in upcycling are:
Salmon Skin: Rich in collagen, omega-3 fatty acids, and protein, salmon skin can be transformed into crispy snacks, collagen peptides for supplements, or added to pet food.
Salmon Bones: These bones are a valuable source of calcium, phosphorus, and other minerals. They can be ground into bone meal for human consumption or used in pet food formulations.
Salmon Trim: These are the smaller pieces of flesh that are removed during processing. While they might not be aesthetically pleasing for prime cuts, they are perfectly edible and can be used in fish cakes, burgers, pâtés, or fish stock.
Salmon Heads: Often overlooked, salmon heads contain a surprising amount of edible flesh and are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. They can be used to make delicious fish stock or broth.
Sounds like prisoner food, not the meal of free citizens.
I know a guy who won a season on Alone. He told me that he tossed all the fish scraps in the pot and ate fish stew every day. They are correct that there’s nutrition to be had just not enjoyed.
There was a salmon skin potato chip-like product on the market and then it was gone. Bummer. I waould have eaten iy raw.
You vill eeetz zee buggzzz ... and vee don’t care vedder you likez it or not.
Feed it to the AWFULs.
When I was in college, Ramen noodles and hot dogs were a delicacy.
The salt content alone would kill you (it’s 1100mg, or 48% of your daily requirement). But I’d microwave my noodles and hot dog in water for 5 mins, stir in the packet of heart attack and spices, and chow down.
Now, I can’t remember when I last had ramen noodles. Why? Because I have “graduated” from the bottom layer of the Maslow hierarchy.
Upcycled food is simply a psyop, pushed by environmentalists and Klaus Schwab-types to make you eat refuse, and be happy.
I bet somewhere, some environmentalist is saying we should upcycle cadavers to save the planet.
I think I will stick with the stuff DH and the cubs bring home from their fishing trips.
They already do a similar thing with pigs . The saying is ‘from the rooter to the tooter’.
Marketing gimmick. Companies do this will fish already. Minced fish is already used in fish sticks or canned fish. What’s left is boiled for stock, ground in to dust for fertilizer and animal food.
Don’t be an idiot, this is how ground beef is made same for ground chicken and ground pork. Ask Gemini about mechanically separated chicken, beef and pork , get off your high horse.
I think all parts of the salmon are used one way or another. Even if thrown in a landfill, it will be decomposed by bacteria and fungus.
Probably if saved, could be ground up very finely so no choking can occur, then cooked and make fish cake for cats.... won’t go to waste. Could be used for soup stock if clean.
Ya’think salami, bologna, head cheese, hot dogs, or sausage are made from the best cuts of meat?
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