Meat
Carcass
A crocodile carcass after hide removal yields tail, body, legs, and ribs—an elongated reptile frame rather than a four-legged mammal primal map. Farmed saltwater and freshwater crocodiles dominate commercial supply; meat is lean, pale, and mild. Fabrication prioritises the tail as the highest-value portion. Break cold under food-safety rules for reptile meat; keep separate from other proteins if required by local code. Sort tail fillets and medallions, leg meat for braise or grind, and frames for stock. Temperature control is critical—lean reptile meat spoils faster than fatty red meat if mishandled.
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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 16.2 g
- Saturated Fat 6.48 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.48 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.24 g
- Cholesterol 68.3 mg
- Sodium 62.8 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 30.1 g
- Water 48.3 g
- Energy 266 kcal
- Water 48.3 g
- Protein 30.1 g
- Fat 16.2 g
- Saturated Fat 6.48 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.48 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.24 g
- Omega-3 0.39 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 38.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.47 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 9.3 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.34 mg
- Vitamin K 1.7 µg
- Minerals 581 mg
- Major Minerals 580 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 68.3 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.61 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.5 · vitamin-b6: 0.47 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 9.3 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.34 · vitamin-k: 1.7 ·
Minerals
Bone itself is mineral matrix; culinary values reflect marrow and attached tissue more than pure bone.
History
Australian crocodile farming scaled carcass production for leather and meat dual use.
Southern African farms processed Nile crocodile carcasses for export meat.
Global specialty trade shipped frozen crocodile carcass portions to restaurants.