Fish
Fillet
Albacore fillet is a boneless side of the tuna, cut away from the spine with pin bones pulled or marked. Flesh is pale pink to ivory, milder and less oily than bluefin, with a firm steak-like grain that flakes in large pieces when cooked through. Thickness varies from the head end to the thinner tail. Pan-sear, grill, bake, or poach; for sashimi-grade fish, serve rare after a hard sear. Canned white tuna is typically cooked albacore loin/fillet packed in oil or brine. Keep very cold and use promptly once thawed.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 4.39 g
- Saturated Fat 1.04 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.95 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Cholesterol 56.1 mg
- Sodium 77.7 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 20.9 g
- Water 72 g
- Energy 137 kcal
- Water 72 g
- Protein 20.9 g
- Fat 4.39 g
- Saturated Fat 1.04 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.95 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Omega-3 0.81 g
- Vitamins 41.1 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.1 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.71 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11.8 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.58 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 445 mg
- Major Minerals 444 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 56.1 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.1 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.71 · vitamin-b6: 0.4 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11.8 · vitamin-d: 1.5 · vitamin-e: 0.58 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Fillet is primarily muscle—leaner than belly or skin-on cuts of the same species.
History
California canneries built the white-meat tuna market on albacore fillets and loins.
Fresh and frozen albacore fillets entered restaurant grill menus beyond the can.
Pole-and-line and troll-caught fillet programmes marketed quality albacore to retail.