Fish
Heart
Cod heart is a small, dense organ—lean and mineral when sliced thin. It is rarer on menus than cod cheek but appears in whole-use fish cookery. Trim and grill quickly, or braise until tender. Season assertively; the flavour is more organ than white flake.
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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 1.21 g
- Saturated Fat 0.23 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.47 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.51 g
- Cholesterol 113 mg
- Sodium 83.3 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 20.8 g
- Water 72.2 g
- Energy 94.3 kcal
- Water 72.2 g
- Protein 20.8 g
- Fat 1.21 g
- Saturated Fat 0.23 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.47 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.51 g
- Omega-3 0.2 g
- Vitamins 41.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.15 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.72 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.41 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.59 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 467 mg
- Major Minerals 465 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 113 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.15 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.72 · vitamin-b6: 0.41 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12 · vitamin-d: 1.5 · vitamin-e: 0.59 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Cod hearts were eaten by fishing crews using the whole catch.
Field cookery notes recorded fish-heart recipes in North Atlantic communities.
Nose-to-tail fish restaurants plated cod heart in small seasonal yields.