When we talk about blue fish, we refer to those saltwater fish, typical of our seas.
They are so called, due to their color that tends to blue and green, present above all on the dorsal area.
They are fish that have a very advantageous quality-price ratio. Small, good and cheap, but full of beneficial properties for our health.
A fish that will amaze us
When we talk about blue fish, we immediately think of cod or mackerel. These are the most used and purchased varieties.
In fact, there is also a small fish, present in the Mediterranean Sea, defined as poor fish, but excellent for health.
The inexperienced consumer can often confuse it with anchovy. But they belong to different families and they look completely different.
We are talking about the sardine, a fish recognizable thanks to the tapered body, the lower jaw more protruding than the upper one and the fairly large scales.
We fill up on omega-3s with this affordable fish that’s good for health
Many of us buy this blue fish in salt or oil, but few know that fresh is even tastier and full of benefits.
Sardines or sardines are very valuable for health. They are rich in omega 3, essential fats, which our body does not produce.
These unsaturated fats act on cholesterol. By increasing the good and decreasing the bad.
Not only that, they significantly lower triglycerides, so as to reduce the risk of heart disease and also avoid clogging the arteries.
Sardines are one of the few foods that contains vitamin D. Vitamin that our body usually takes from sun exposure and that helps absorb calcium, so it helps bones.
They are also rich in phosphorus, calcium magnesium and selenium.
So let’s fill up on omega-3s with this cheap fish that’s good for health.
Deepening
Few people know that these two foods paired together fight bad cholesterol and slow metabolism
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