Fish
Head
Arctic Char head holds cheeks, collar meat, and bones for stock. Nordic and fine-dining cold-water fish cookery. Remove gills before simmering; heads spoil faster than loins. Roast or braise for pickable meat; simmer for broth. Cheeks and collars are the prize. Treat like premium trout/salmon hybrid—keep moist, skin crisps well.
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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 4.75 g
- Saturated Fat 1 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.1 g
- Cholesterol 58.1 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 16.7 g
- Water 74.4 g
- Energy 111 kcal
- Water 74.4 g
- Protein 16.7 g
- Fat 4.75 g
- Saturated Fat 1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.1 g
- Omega-3 0.84 g
- Vitamins 40.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.06 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11.7 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.57 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 378 mg
- Major Minerals 376 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 58.1 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.06 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.7 · vitamin-b6: 0.4 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11.7 · vitamin-d: 1.5 · vitamin-e: 0.57 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Coastal cooks used arctic char heads for soups and cheek meat.
Nose-to-tail menus revived arctic char head collars.