About
The chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or Keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name Silverbrite salmon. The name Chum salmon comes from the Chinook Jargon term tzum, meaning "spotted" or "marked", while "Keta" comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia via Russian.
Aroma profile
Derived from this ingredient’s flavor compounds
fatty×6
no aroma×3
wax×5
waxy×5
rancid×5
oily×3
meaty×2
fishy×4
Taste profile
Derived from this ingredient's compounds · measured taste classes
bittersweetsourumami
Composition
59 compounds identified — cross-referenced scientific databases
l-glutamic acidl-aspartic acidl-lysinel-leucinel-alaninearginineglycinel-isoleucinel-threoninel-serinel-tyrosinel-prolinel-methioninel-histidinedoconexenteicosapentaenoic acidl-tryptophancholineheptanoic aciddodecanoic acid
Research Evidence
Multi-source verifiedVerification: Independently verified
The Geist can be wrong. Some flavor, taste, and pairing values are model-predicted, not lab-measured.