Fish
Frame
Cod head frame after cheeks and collars are taken is stock and soup material—collagen from the skull builds body that fillet trim alone cannot match. Traditional cod head soups appear across the North Atlantic. Simmer with aromatics, skim, and pick residual meat. Use the broth for chowder or as a poaching liquid for the next day's fillets.
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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 0.6 g
- Saturated Fat 1.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.93 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.09 g
- Cholesterol 57 mg
- Sodium 81.1 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 9.5 g
- Water 35.5 g
- Energy 47.7 kcal
- Water 35.5 g
- Protein 9.5 g
- Fat 0.6 g
- Saturated Fat 1.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.93 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.09 g
- Omega-3 0.84 g
- Vitamins 43.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.52 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.78 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.44 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.1 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.6 µg
- Vitamin E 0.64 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 307 mg
- Major Minerals 305 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 57 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.52 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.78 · vitamin-b6: 0.44 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.1 · vitamin-d: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.64 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Bone itself is mineral matrix; culinary values reflect marrow and attached tissue more than pure bone.
History
Cod heads and cranial frames were staple soup bases in fishing communities.
Industrial plants diverted heads to fishmeal while home cooks still made head soup.
Cod head recipes returned via heritage cookbooks and chef whole-fish programmes.