Fish
Frame
Brown Trout head frame after cheeks and collars are removed is soup and stock material. Collagen from the skull gives body that pure fillet stock lacks, with a gentle river and lake salmonid native to Europe and widely introduced character. Simmer with ginger or mirepoix, skim, and pick scraps for fishcakes. Cool quickly; light stocks spoil if left warm.
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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 16.2 g
- Saturated Fat 6.49 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.49 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.25 g
- Cholesterol 52.4 mg
- Sodium 75.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 29.9 g
- Water 47.7 g
- Energy 265 kcal
- Water 47.7 g
- Protein 29.9 g
- Fat 16.2 g
- Saturated Fat 6.49 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.49 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.25 g
- Omega-3 0.39 g
- Vitamins 51.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.45 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 9.9 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 14.1 µg
- Vitamin E 1.74 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 634 mg
- Major Minerals 632 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 52.4 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.45 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.6 · vitamin-b6: 0.34 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 9.9 · vitamin-d: 14.1 · vitamin-e: 1.74 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Bone itself is mineral matrix; culinary values reflect marrow and attached tissue more than pure bone.
History
Brown Trout heads flavoured camp soups across its native range.
Processing plants diverted heads while home cooks still made brown trout head broth.
Heritage and chef recipes restored brown trout head frames to the pot.