Fish
Brown Trout
Brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a Eurasian salmonid with delicate pink-to-cream flesh, finer texture than many farmed rainbow trout, and a clean, sometimes faintly nutty flavour when wild-caught from cold water. Riverine, lacustrine, and sea-run (sea trout) forms differ in size, fat, and colour. Whole fish grill or bake well; fillets take pan-frying, smoking, and gentle poaching. Wild stocks are often protected; farmed fish supply restaurants. Do not overcook, and crisp the skin when possible. Roe is a seasonal luxury garnish.
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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 10.8 g
- Saturated Fat 1.21 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.31 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 7.29 g
- Cholesterol 55.3 mg
- Sodium 83.6 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 18.8 g
- Water 68.7 g
- Energy 173 kcal
- Water 68.7 g
- Protein 18.8 g
- Animal Protein 19.4 g
- Fat 10.8 g
- Saturated Fat 1.21 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.31 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 7.29 g
- Vitamins 54 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.69 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.64 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.36 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 10.6 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.6 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 10.5 µg
- Vitamin E 1.29 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
- Minerals 438 mg
- Major Minerals 326 mg
- Trace Minerals 112 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 55.3 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.6 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.69 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.64 · vitamin-b6: 0.36 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 10.6 · vitamin-d: 10.5 · vitamin-e: 1.29 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 83.58 · Potassium: 211 · Calcium: 31 · Iron: 0.6 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 111 ·
Oily fish store long-chain omega-3 fats in the flesh—far richer than white fish.
History
Brown trout populated European and West Asian cold rivers after glacial retreat.
British angling literature and estate fisheries made brown trout a sporting and table icon.
Ova shipments established brown trout in New Zealand, North America, and other cool ranges.
Catch-and-release culture and aquaculture diversified culinary access beyond wild harvest alone.