Fish
Heart
Carp heart section is dense muscle needing thin slices or long braise. Clean carefully; cook thoroughly. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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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 3.12 g
- Saturated Fat 0.61 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.31 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2 g
- Cholesterol 107 mg
- Sodium 80.7 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.2 g
- Water 69.3 g
- Energy 121 kcal
- Water 69.3 g
- Protein 23.2 g
- Fat 3.12 g
- Saturated Fat 0.61 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.31 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2 g
- Omega-3 0.48 g
- Vitamins 40.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.94 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.68 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.39 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11.4 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.4 µg
- Vitamin E 0.56 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 430 mg
- Major Minerals 429 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 107 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.94 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.68 · vitamin-b6: 0.39 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11.4 · vitamin-d: 1.4 · vitamin-e: 0.56 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Coastal fisheries and markets sold carp whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named heart portions.
Ice, rail and trawler fleets moved carp inland as everyday protein, including named heart portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold carp whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named heart portions.