Fish
Head
Bluefin head holds cheeks, collar meat, and bones for stock. Japanese sushi omakase and premium sashimi. Remove gills before simmering; heads spoil faster than loins. Roast or braise for pickable meat; simmer for broth. Cheeks and collars are the prize. Conservation-sensitive; buy traced fish; raw service is the luxury use.
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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 10.4 g
- Saturated Fat 0.99 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.89 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.9 g
- Cholesterol 54.6 mg
- Sodium 77.9 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 16.8 g
- Water 73.9 g
- Energy 175 kcal
- Water 73.9 g
- Protein 16.8 g
- Fat 10.4 g
- Saturated Fat 0.99 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.89 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.9 g
- Omega-3 2.36 g
- Vitamins 48.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.74 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.65 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 10.7 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 10.6 µg
- Vitamin E 1.31 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
- Minerals 349 mg
- Major Minerals 348 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 54.6 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: 3.74 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.65 · vitamin-b6: 0.37 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 10.7 · vitamin-d: 10.6 · vitamin-e: 1.31 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Coastal cooks used bluefin heads for soups and cheek meat.
Nose-to-tail menus revived bluefin head collars.