Fish
Offal
Black Bass offal (heart, liver, and other viscera) is specialist cookery only—organs spoil faster than muscle and need impeccable freshness. Most retail streams discard them. Heart can be sliced and seared; liver is strong and rare. True black bass is freshwater game fish—confirm vs sea bass labelling. When unsure, discard.
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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 3.69 g
- Saturated Fat 0.73 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.45 g
- Cholesterol 216 mg
- Sodium 76.6 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.6 g
- Water 68.4 g
- Energy 119 kcal
- Water 68.4 g
- Protein 21.6 g
- Fat 3.69 g
- Saturated Fat 0.73 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.45 g
- Omega-3 0.58 g
- Vitamins 5029 mg
- Vitamin A 5000 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.7 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.82 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.6 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.7 µg
- Vitamin E 0.67 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 421 mg
- Major Minerals 413 mg
- Trace Minerals 8 mg
- Iron 8 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 216 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 5000 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.12 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.7 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.82 · vitamin-b6: 0.46 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.6 · vitamin-d: 1.7 · vitamin-e: 0.67 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Liver concentrates vitamins A and B12 and holds more cholesterol than skeletal muscle.
History
Some coastal traditions used selected black bass organs.
Nose-to-tail chefs experimented with black bass heart from whole fish.