Fish
Tail
Amberjack tail meat is the tapering rear fillet—thinner, quicker to cook, better flaked into salads, cakes, and pastes than thick rare steaks. Use for volume dishes; reserve loins for steak service. firm, pale to pinkish, rich but clean when very fresh. Still excellent when fresh.
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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 2.85 g
- Saturated Fat 0.57 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.09 g
- Cholesterol 54.1 mg
- Sodium 80.6 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22.3 g
- Water 74.5 g
- Energy 115 kcal
- Water 74.5 g
- Protein 22.3 g
- Fat 2.85 g
- Saturated Fat 0.57 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.09 g
- Omega-3 0.44 g
- Vitamins 37.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.5 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 10 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.71 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 390 mg
- Major Minerals 389 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 54.1 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: 3.5 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.61 · vitamin-b6: 0.34 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 10 · vitamin-d: 1.2 · vitamin-e: 0.71 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Tail meat is the primary lean muscle in lobster, crayfish, and many fish.
History
Tail meat of amberjack went into flake packs and home salads.
Value packs sorted thinner amberjack tail portions separately.