Coho Salmon

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Wild Coho Salmon

Fresh wild Coho Salmon is milder flavored and more lean than Sockeye and King Salmon.  But it still has enough firmness and oil content to lend itself to a wide variety of cooking applications.  Chefs-Resources' Coho Salmon page shows when fresh salmon is available, what it’s flavor profile and taste is like, the butchering yield % so you can determine your yield percentage for plate costing purposes.  You’ll also find an Coho Salmon nutrition table, the Flavor Scale, and links for further salmon research.

Coho Salmon Flavor Profile

Coho Salmon are medium flavored with medium flakes and moderate fat content.  The flesh is lighter than Sockeye and usually lighter than King.

Alternate Names

Silvers, Silver Salmon, Jack Salmon

Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Description

Cohos are metallic blue on the back and silver on the sides.  They have mottled black spots along the back and upper portion of the tail.  Coho average 5 - 12 lb as commercial products but get as big as 25 lb.  Filets range from 1 - 4 lb.

Typical Wholesale Products

Whole, Dressed, H&G, Fillets, Steaks

Fresh Coho Salmon Availability

Fresh seafood availability chart: green areas show peak availability, light green show limited availability, gray indicates not available fresh.  Frozen available all year long.

 

Coho Salmon Yield Factors, Yield %

Item	To Skn/On Fillets	To Skn/Off Fillets	Notes
Whole Head/On gutted	68% - 70%	63%
Whole Head/Off gutted
Skin/On Fillets	--	85%

 

Coho Salmon Sustainability Info

This window is a link to the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program info on Salmon.

 

Coho Salmon Nutritional Information based upon a 6 oz (171 grams) raw edible serving * Calories/Calories from fat 205/93 * Protein grams  37 * Fat grams 10 * Saturated fat grams  1.9 * Sodium milligrams  79 * Cholesterol milligrams  67 * Omega-3 grams  1.9 more Coho Salmon nutrition info

Additional Resources:

National Marine Fisheries Service

 

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