Fish
Bream
Bream is a mild white-fleshed fish name used for both freshwater common bream (Abramis brama) and several marine sea bream species served whole or as fillets. Flesh is pale, fine-flaked, and gently sweet when very fresh; larger fish take grilling, baking, and pan-frying well, while smaller fish suit whole roasting with herbs and citrus. European and Mediterranean kitchens favour sea bream baked on the bone or filleted for meunière-style pans; freshwater bream appears in riverine stews and fried portions. Pin bones and the dark lateral line need careful trimming. Aquaculture has widened year-round supply of popular sea bream, while wild fish still mark seasonal markets.
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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 5.14 g
- Saturated Fat 0.95 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.91 g
- Cholesterol 52 mg
- Sodium 78 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.1 g
- Water 76.2 g
- Energy 136 kcal
- Water 76.2 g
- Protein 21.1 g
- Animal Protein 20.1 g
- Fat 5.14 g
- Saturated Fat 0.95 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.91 g
- Vitamins 48.6 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.34 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.75 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.5 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 2.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.6 µg
- Vitamin E 0.62 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 337 mg
- Major Minerals 276 mg
- Trace Minerals 60.8 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 52 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 2.4 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.34 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.75 · vitamin-b6: 0.43 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.5 · vitamin-d: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.62 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 77.95 · Potassium: 159 · Calcium: 39 · Iron: 1.4 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 59 ·
Fish flesh is lean to oily depending on species; marine omega-3s rise in fatty fish.
History
Mediterranean and Black Sea peoples took sea bream and related sparids as everyday coastal protein.
Classical Greek writers noted sea bream among esteemed table fish of the Aegean.
Ice and rail moved freshwater bream from rivers and lakes into inland European cities.
Mediterranean gilthead sea bream aquaculture scaled commercial supply for restaurants across Europe.