Fish
Head
Amberjack head holds cheeks, collar meat, and bones for stock. Japanese grilled and sashimi cookery, plus warm-water sport-fish grills. Remove gills before simmering; heads spoil faster than loins. Roast or braise for pickable meat; simmer for broth. Cheeks and collars are the prize. Closely related yellowtail (hamachi/buri) traditions apply to sushi-grade fish.
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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 16.3 g
- Saturated Fat 6.5 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.25 g
- Cholesterol 57.4 mg
- Sodium 78.1 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 29.8 g
- Water 47.7 g
- Energy 266 kcal
- Water 47.7 g
- Protein 29.8 g
- Fat 16.3 g
- Saturated Fat 6.5 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.25 g
- Omega-3 0.39 g
- Vitamins 38.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.46 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 9.9 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.8 µg
- Vitamin E 0.7 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 653 mg
- Major Minerals 651 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 57.4 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.46 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.6 · vitamin-b6: 0.34 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 9.9 · vitamin-d: 1.8 · vitamin-e: 0.7 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Coastal cooks used amberjack heads for soups and cheek meat.
Nose-to-tail menus revived amberjack head collars.