Fish
Head
Anchovy heads are removed in most fillet packing but appear in whole-fish fry and stock uses. They add marine depth to fumet when clean and very fresh. Use in fish stock with care—small oily fish can turn stocks strong. For whole fried anchovies, heads may be left on as traditional in some coastal fries.
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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 10 g
- Saturated Fat 0.95 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.9 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6.19 g
- Cholesterol 56.3 mg
- Sodium 76.4 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 17.9 g
- Water 68.7 g
- Energy 163 kcal
- Water 68.7 g
- Protein 17.9 g
- Fat 10 g
- Saturated Fat 0.95 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.9 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6.19 g
- Omega-3 2.48 g
- Vitamins 48.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.69 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.64 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.36 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 10.6 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 10.5 µg
- Vitamin E 1.3 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
- Minerals 422 mg
- Major Minerals 420 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 56.3 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.69 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.64 · vitamin-b6: 0.36 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 10.6 · vitamin-d: 10.5 · vitamin-e: 1.3 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Whole fried anchovies often kept heads in Mediterranean street and home cookery.
Canneries discarded heads while artisanal cooks still used them in stocks.
Nose-to-tail fish cookery occasionally returned anchovy heads to fumet pots.