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Key Nutrients in BRUNSWICK Canned Seafood

Each delicious tin of BRUNSWICK® canned seafood is power packed with nutrients for every stage of life:

• OMEGA-3 ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS – in sardines, salmon, and tuna these essential fatty acids, necessary for maintaining your health, have been linked to a reduction in the risk of a number of major diseases. Please click here for more information.

• CALCIUM – Required by the body for muscle contraction, blood clotting, nerve function and maintaining healthy bones and teeth. BRUNSWICK® Sardines and salmon are sources of calcium and make a good substitute for people who are lactose intolerant. Calcium builds and maintains strong bones and may help you in preventing osteoporosis.

• IRON – The iron found in sardines, salmon, and tuna help build red blood cells, improves concentration, may help you to prevent anemia and lower susceptibility to colds and infections

• POTASSIUM – The potassium found in sardines, salmon, and tuna helps the body to maintain normal water balance and regulate neuromuscular activity. It also promotes cellular growth.

• PROTEIN – The protein found in sardines, salmon, and tuna help build and repair body tissues and helps build antibodies.

• VITAMIN B-12 – The vitamin B-12 found in sardines, salmon, and tuna is needed for building red blood cells and for the proper functioning of both the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.

• RIBOFLAVIN – The riboflavin found in sardines, salmon and tuna is essential for growth. It plays a role in protein, carbohydrate, and fat metabolism in the human body.

• VITAMIN D – The vitamin D found in sardines and salmon Essential for normal growth and development; it helps form and maintain bones and teeth and enhances the absorption of calcium and phosphorous.

Any way you look at it, BRUNSWICK® Sardines make a great meal or snack choice. Eating two cans of BRUNSWICK® Sardines a week provides between 2 and 3 grams of the Omega-3 you need to promote good health.

In addition, each can of BRUNSWICK® Sardines will provide you with:

• CALCIUM - at least 20% of your daily requirement.
  

• PROTEIN – 15 to 17 g protein, which puts you half way toward fulfilling your daily needs
  

• IRON – 8% of your daily requirement for iron, of particularly importance to women

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Go ahead, open a can today; It’s a Healthy Habit!