Fish

Skin

Albacore skin is silver-dark and tough when raw; cooked hard it can crisp if scored and dried. Many preparations remove skin for cans and sashimi slices; skin-on steaks benefit from a dry surface and hot pan so the skin does not stick and steam. Scale if needed, pat dry, and cook skin-side down first. Not a pork-style crackling—expect thin crisp fish skin. Discard if bitter or overly fishy after long storage.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

CrispedRemovedScaledSkin On Sear

Traits

Crisp When HotCrispable When DryOften RemovedOuter SkinProtectiveSilver-DarkThin

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 179

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 14 g
Saturated Fat 2.92 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.31 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.74 g
Cholesterol 79.7 mg
Sodium 77.2 mg
Salt 0.21 g
Total Carbohydrate 0 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 0 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 13.3 g
Water 70.4 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 179 kcal
Water 70.4 g
Protein 13.3 g
Fat 14 g
- Saturated Fat 2.92 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.31 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.74 g
  - Omega-3 2.31 g
Vitamins 44.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.7 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.82 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.6 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.7 µg
- Vitamin E 0.67 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
Minerals 385 mg
- Major Minerals 383 mg
  - Calcium 63 mg
  - Sodium 77.2 mg
  - Potassium 243 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.21 g
Cholesterol 79.7 mg

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.12 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.7 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.82 · vitamin-b6: 0.46 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.6 · vitamin-d: 1.7 · vitamin-e: 0.67 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 77.24 · Potassium: 243 · Calcium: 63 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Skin carries subcutaneous fat and collagen; crisping concentrates calories.

History

1900

Canneries routinely skinned albacore before cooking and packing.

1990

Restaurant skin-on sears popularised crisp albacore skin as presentation.