Fish
Ink Sac
Cuttlefish ink sac yields the black ink classic to Mediterranean rice and pasta—slightly milder and more commonly jarred than squid ink in some markets. Colour is dramatic; flavour is briny and mineral. Stir ink into sofrito and stock off hard boils. Use for risotto nero, pasta dough, and braised cuttlefish in its own ink.
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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 5.03 g
- Saturated Fat 0.95 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.89 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.05 g
- Cholesterol 55.9 mg
- Sodium 77 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 19.8 g
- Water 72.8 g
- Energy 128 kcal
- Water 72.8 g
- Protein 19.8 g
- Fat 5.03 g
- Saturated Fat 0.95 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.89 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.05 g
- Omega-3 0.82 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 376 mg
- Major Minerals 375 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 55.9 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
Ink Sac of Cuttlefish: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cuttlefish ink blackened rice and sauces in Mediterranean coastal kitchens.
Spanish and Italian recipes treated cuttlefish ink as a standard product of the catch.
Commercial cuttlefish ink made the ingredient available far from the docks.