Sea or river - which fish is healthier, many argue: nutritionists, ordinary people, restaurant chefs, etc. They have been arguing for a long time and unsuccessfully, trying to come to a common denominator. To understand which fish is more useful for the human body, it is worth carefully studying the characteristics of both species.
Fish, like meat, contains protein that the human body needs. Therefore, it can saturate the human body with amino acids no worse than a piece of pork or beef. At the same time, fish protein is absorbed faster and easier than meat protein.
There are many opposing opinions on this issue, when experts say that you should not eat fish more than 2 times a month, because its protein is too heavy to digest.
Saltwater fish: pros and cons
Experts consider the content of a large amount of nutrients and microelements in its meat to the obvious advantages of sea fish. These are amino acids (taurine, lysine, tryptophan, etc.), and polyunsaturated fatty acids (known to all from advertising Omega-3), and a number of vitamins (A, D, E, F), and minerals. This makes sea fish an ideal choice for those looking for health and shape.
In terms of protein content, sea fish significantly outperforms river fish, because for her this figure is 20-30%, and for the river it does not reach 20%.
In terms of the amount of fish oil, it is also unlikely that anything can compare with sea fish.
Of the pronounced disadvantages of sea fish, experts usually call its cost - it is noticeably more expensive than river fish. And if we are talking about live and chilled, then the price tag can go for thousands. In addition, it is quite difficult to be sure of the quality of this fish. All seas are quite far from the central and eastern part of Russia. And how much was this fish kept frozen, whether it was thawed, etc. No one knows.
River fish: pros and cons
River fish is a fresher product than sea fish. And this a priori makes it useful, because all useful substances have not undergone temperature or any other treatment. It also costs the consumer less.
One of the advantages of river fish is the fact that it, like sea fish, contains many useful trace elements and essential proteins.
Naturally, river fish is also perfect for keeping to a diet. it contains almost the entire set of useful elements with a few exceptions as the marine one.
Of the minuses, experts call less pure meat in comparison with sea fish. This is due to the fact that river fish lives in the aquatic environment, which is traditionally more contaminated with various pesticides, radionuclides and heavy metals. After all, rivers are shallow bodies of water, and they get polluted more often and more than the sea. In addition, the rivers are freshwater and have no antiseptic treatment. The sea is salty, so it disinfects remarkably.
Disputes about which fish are healthier are quite hopeless. According to the research results, it turns out that sea fish is better. However, you always need to listen to yourself and choose what you like best. If you don't like pike, but prefer trout, no statistics will convince you to include it in your diet.
