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#73260 - 05/25/04 12:05 PM
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Bevvy
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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[This recipe has been deleted. See responding post to this thread, below. Mercury in Swordfish doesn't go down so well....]
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Edited by Bevrs (05/27/04 04:37 PM)
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Hi Bev,
Just in case you didn't know, they (scientists I guess) have been finding high cencentration of mercury in some fish (due to mercury leaching out from landfills and hazardous wastes site, etc...) and pregrant women and nursing mothers are advised to *avoid* certain fish and swordfish is one of them. I am not pregrant or nursing but I avoid fish that is reported highest in mercury concentration - swardfish, king macherel, sharks and tilefish (I don't even know what tilefish looks like myself...)
I bet your recipe would be really good with salmon too!
BTW, here is the list I've found. Although it's not on the list, I believe albacore tuna is higher in mercury than more main stream yellow fin or blue fin tuna.
I have also read that cilantro is known to leach some mercury out of your system (you may want to do research on this though. I read this somewhere in passing..)
numbers: Species Mercury Range (ppm) Mercury Average (ppm)
Domestic Samples
Catfish ND*-0.16 ND, 0.07
Cod ND-0.17 0.13
Crab ND-0.27 0.13
Flounder ND ND
Hake ND ND
Halibut 0.12-0.63 ND
King mackerel Not available 0.73
Mahi mahi* Not available 0.19
Pollock ND ND
Salmon (canned) ND ND
Salmon (fresh or frozen) ND ND
Scallops(fresh or frozen) ND ND
Shark 0.30-3.52 0.84
Swordfish 0.36-1.68 0.88
Tilapia* Not available ND
Tilefish* Not available 1.45
Tuna (canned) ND-0.34 0.20
Tuna (fresh or frozen ND-0.76 0.38
Import Samples
Pollock ND-0.78 0.16
Shark ND-0.70 0.36
Swordfish 0.80-1.61 0.86
Tuna—Cinda's Sea Maiden Harvest albacore tuna, canned in water Not available 0.04
Tuna (canned) ND-0.39 0.14
Tuna (fresh or frozen) ND-0.75 0.27
Values from U.S.D.A. Nutrient Database
* ND in the above table stands for "not detectable".
T
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Thank you for the list. I wasn't sure which ones to avoid. I love fish and have missed not having it very often lately.
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And since we're on the subject, there are other reasons not to eat certain fish...
I printed this out and keep it in my wallet. It's the Monterey Aquarium guide to buying fish based on their populations & health. It's a little thing, but I get to feel like I'm making a difference.
sperry_twiggins
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I heard that Tuna is high too. I was just reading an article about this in cooking light. Has anyone heard anything about Halibut?
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