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 don’t trust the probabilistic output from a token-by-token correlation matrix.
I want my salmon scraps!!!
Every time I see that meme I think it’s Uma Thurman
Or dehydrated fish food for tropical fish
In the Northwest we use fish remains for other purposes, too. Salmon remains are highly effective, nutrient-rich fertilizer, providing nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium to plants. They are used in gardens by burying carcasses deep in soil, composting, or fermenting into liquid fertilizer. Salmon carcasses are often used on vegetables, fruits, and trees, with a, University of Washington study via Facebook or by foraging animals, serving as a primary nutrient source for Pacific Northwest ecosystems. So there are other purposes.
wy69
When I buy salmon with the skin on it, I cook it in the air fryer and then eat the meat but leave the skin and put the skin back in the air fryer for 3-5 minutes and when it comes out it’s like a nice potato chip
Surprised they aren’t planning on the feasting on Klause Schwabbs flesh at this point
It’s like a nice potato chip but has that sea flavor that everyone might not enjoy
Catfood
I ate the flesh - dipped in drawn butter and mayonnaise - while she devoured the guts and the gills.
Was reminded of the old nursery rhyme of "Jack Sprat."
Regards,
This will make great canned cat food. It probably all ready is.
Let me know when Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab are eating this stuff.
Upcycled Salmon Cat Food
When it comes to upcycled salmon cat food, there are several reputable brands that offer high-quality options. Here are some of the best upcycled salmon cat food products available:
Open Farm Wild-Caught Salmon Grain-Free Dry Cat Food: This kibble is made with sustainably caught Pacific salmon and is free from corn, wheat, soy, and artificial additives. It supports healthy skin and coat and is a great source of Omega 3 fatty acids and DHA.
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Boat to Bowl Fish, Salmon and Wild Seafood Flavor Recipe Dry Cat Food: This recipe delivers flavorful, highly digestible, and nutrient-dense wild salmon that cats instinctively crave. It is packed with lean protein and essential Omega-3 fatty acids.
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Boat to Bowl Pet Food Wild Salmon Recipe Dry Cat Food: This recipe offers a new approach to nourishing your cat’s overall health and wellness with responsibly-caught, human-grade quality, upcycled wild fish.
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These products are designed to provide a complete and balanced diet for your cat, ensuring they receive the essential nutrients they need for optimal health. When choosing upcycled salmon cat food, consider the brand’s commitment to quality, sustainability, and the specific health benefits of salmon for your feline friend.
My vet recommends Hill’s Science Diet. My cat likes and thrives on their canned tuna and salmon.
Likely these are the same people who screech about the so-called pink slime. What’s the difference here? Is the left’s processed garbage better tha Big Foods processed garbage?
Instead of “upcycled salmon,” how about “upcycled” leftists, WEFsters and globalists instead, which after being “upcycled,” are merely sent to the dump?
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Eat ‘em up, yum!
I’m not a salmon fan. Never have been.
That reminds me of the old German saying:
„Es ist eben alles Geschmackssache, sagte der Affe und biß in die Seife.“
„It‘s all a matter of personal taste, said the ape - and bit into the soap.“
Anyone remember FISH FLOUR from the 1960s? Made with fresh caught fish, ground up, bleached and it looked exactly like wheat flour with a very slight fish smell.
It was stopped when the USDA demanded the fish be cleaned, gutted, scaled before use as the fish was used whole.
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