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Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks (2007)
Food and Nutrition Board (FNB)

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. "7 Balancing Choices: Supporting Consumer Seafood Consumption Decisions." Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007.

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Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks

FIGURE 7-6b Example of estimated EPA/DHA (grams [g]) and methylmercury (microgram [µg]) amounts in one 3-ounce portion of seafood, with emphasis on methylmercury.

NOTES: The scales used in this figure for EPA/DHA and methylmercury content are arbitrary. Designers will need to carefully test the effect of the scales used for the bars on the message received by consumers.

aCooked, dry heat.

bCooked, moist heat.

cThe EPA and DHA content in Pacific salmon is a composite from chum, coho, and sockeye.

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