Protein Noodles by Trident Seafoods took top honors at the 26th annual Alaska Symphony of Seafood, winning first place in the retail category and the Seattle People’s Choice award.

The winners were announced last week at Pacific Marine Expo.

The refrigerated noodles are made from pollock surimi and touted as a high protein, gluten free alternative to traditional pastas.

“All pastas are wheat based and they don’t contain any protein and there’s not a lot of nutritional value,” said John Salle, Trident’s senior vice president of marketing, innovation and corporate accounts when a...