Fresh Or Frozen? Which Is Actually Healthier | Men's Health Magazine Australia

Fresh Or Frozen Fish? Which Is Actually Healthier

THE COLD, HARD TRUTH: it’s all pretty much frozen. Commercial fish operations ash-freeze their catch – often right on the boat – before sending it to distributors, who then decide whether it will stay frozen for purchase or be thawed and presented “fresh” by the retailer.

Nutritionally, there’s not much difference between the two. As for taste, the majority of people in a Japanese study either favoured frozen fish or couldn’t tell the difference between fresh and frozen. (Repeated freezing and thawing can ruin texture and taste, though.)

Bottom line? Buy it in any form, but just eat it. The average Australian man eats barely a third of the 550g (three serves) of fish recommended per week by Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

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