Fish
Roe
Cod roe is the egg mass—fresh, smoked, salted, or blended into taramasalata-style pastes depending on market form. Good hard roe is firm and clean-smelling; soft roe is creamy and fragile. Smoke or salt hard roe; fry soft roe gently. Serve cold smoked slices with lemon or warm soft roe on toast.
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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 2.87 g
- Saturated Fat 0.36 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.74 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.77 g
- Cholesterol 271 mg
- Sodium 83.9 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 20.7 g
- Water 71.2 g
- Energy 109 kcal
- Water 71.2 g
- Protein 20.7 g
- Fat 2.87 g
- Saturated Fat 0.36 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.74 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.77 g
- Omega-3 0.71 g
- Vitamins 44.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.69 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.81 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.6 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.7 µg
- Vitamin E 0.67 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 415 mg
- Major Minerals 414 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 271 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.12 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.69 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.81 · vitamin-b6: 0.46 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.6 · vitamin-d: 1.7 · vitamin-e: 0.67 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Roe packs protein, cholesterol, and often long-chain omega-3s.
History
Cod eggs were preserved along Atlantic coasts as a seasonal staple.
Smoked and salted cod roe entered wider European trade.
Cod roe pastes and smoked whole roe remained delicatessen classics.