Fish
Soft Roe
Cod soft roe (milt) is creamy male gonad—mild, fragile, and excellent floured and fried. It is a seasonal British and European classic when male cod are available. Cook gently in butter or deep-fry in light batter. Boiling or high dry heat makes it grainy; treat it as a delicate offal.
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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 2.89 g
- Saturated Fat 0.38 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.7 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.81 g
- Cholesterol 272 mg
- Sodium 79.4 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22.8 g
- Water 76 g
- Energy 117 kcal
- Water 76 g
- Protein 22.8 g
- Fat 2.89 g
- Saturated Fat 0.38 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.7 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.81 g
- Omega-3 0.72 g
- Vitamins 43.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.55 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.79 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.2 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.6 µg
- Vitamin E 0.65 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 359 mg
- Major Minerals 357 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 272 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.12 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.55 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.79 · vitamin-b6: 0.45 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.2 · vitamin-d: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.65 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Roe packs protein, cholesterol, and often long-chain omega-3s.
History
Cod milt was eaten in season by North Atlantic fishing communities.
British fish cookery celebrated fried soft roe of cod on toast.
Seasonal menus revived cod milt as a short-window delicacy.