Fish
Heart
Bigeye heart section is dense muscle needing thin slices or long braise. Clean carefully; cook thoroughly. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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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 3.01 g
- Saturated Fat 0.56 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.25 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2 g
- Cholesterol 111 mg
- Sodium 84.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.3 g
- Water 76.2 g
- Energy 112 kcal
- Water 76.2 g
- Protein 21.3 g
- Fat 3.01 g
- Saturated Fat 0.56 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.25 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2 g
- Omega-3 0.48 g
- Vitamins 39.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.82 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.66 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.8 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.4 µg
- Vitamin E 0.54 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
- Minerals 346 mg
- Major Minerals 345 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 111 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.82 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.66 · vitamin-b6: 0.37 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.8 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11 · vitamin-d: 1.4 · vitamin-e: 0.54 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Coastal fisheries and markets sold bigeye whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named heart portions.
Ice, rail and trawler fleets moved bigeye inland as everyday protein, including named heart portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold bigeye whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named heart portions.