Do skinless sardines contain 40% less arsenic?
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Canned sardines contain levels of organic arsenic that are considered high but not usually dangerous. ConsumerLab tested three US brands ranging from 0.9 to 2.2 ppm, with Season skinless variety beating skin-intact varieties from Wild Planet and King Oscar. Was this difference due mainly to being skinless?

Sardines are attractive as a high-protein food source, and reducing the arsenic could make them safer to eat on a daily basis.

  • Resolves YES as soon as a trustworthy source tests skinless against skin-intact (either within the same brand or by averaging at least 3 brands of each variety) and finds a significant drop in arsenic of at least 40%.

  • Resolves NO as soon as the above test is either not significant or less than 40%.

  • Resolves N/A if no report qualifies by market closing time.

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The skin of sardines is the most delicious and studies have shown that this is because arsenic is very delicious. Therefore, I say yes. thanks

@ThomasPoltoranos LOL Thank you for reasoning step by step

Arsenobetaine is analogous to choline and betaine. In the human body, these are primarily found in the liver. Betaine does have a significant presence in the skin, but I don't think that removing the skin would be enough to cause the arsenic content in fish to drop by 40%.

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