Fish

Hard Roe

Cod hard roe is the firm egg sac—salted and smoked as a Nordic classic, or gently cooked fresh. The membrane holds countless small eggs; quality sacs are intact and smell cleanly of the sea. Salt and cold-smoke for smörgåsbord slices, or poach and serve with butter and lemon. Keep cold; roe spoils quickly if mishandled.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

CookedCuredFreshGarnishPreparedSalted

Traits

DelicateHard RoePortionPrep ReadyRich

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 118

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 3.15 g
Saturated Fat 0.39 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.83 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.93 g
Cholesterol 269 mg
Sodium 81.4 mg
Salt 0.19 g
Total Carbohydrate 0 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 0 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 22.4 g
Water 75.7 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 118 kcal
Water 75.7 g
Protein 22.4 g
Fat 3.15 g
- Saturated Fat 0.39 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.83 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.93 g
  - Omega-3 0.77 g
Vitamins 38.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.66 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.63 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.36 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 10.5 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.3 µg
- Vitamin E 0.51 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
Minerals 419 mg
- Major Minerals 417 mg
  - Calcium 53 mg
  - Sodium 81.4 mg
  - Potassium 283 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.19 g
Cholesterol 269 mg

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.66 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.63 · vitamin-b6: 0.36 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 10.5 · vitamin-d: 1.3 · vitamin-e: 0.51 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 81.36 · Potassium: 283 · Calcium: 53 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Roe packs protein, cholesterol, and often long-chain omega-3s.

History

500

Hard cod roe was salted and smoked across the North Atlantic as a preserved luxury.

1850

Commercial packing of smoked cod roe made it a Scandinavian export staple.

1980

Cod roe pastes and whole smoked sacs filled European delicatessen counters.