Fish
Liver
Eel liver section is cleaned organ for pan or sauce—rich and quick-cooking. Brief heat; balance with acid. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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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 7.74 g
- Saturated Fat 0.94 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6.29 g
- Cholesterol 233 mg
- Sodium 77.7 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22.2 g
- Water 73.1 g
- Energy 158 kcal
- Water 73.1 g
- Protein 22.2 g
- Fat 7.74 g
- Saturated Fat 0.94 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6.29 g
- Omega-3 2.52 g
- Vitamins 5301 mg
- Vitamin A 5000 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 2.94 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.88 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 6.72 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.38 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 37.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 233 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 11.1 µg
- Vitamin E 1.37 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 386 mg
- Major Minerals 378 mg
- Trace Minerals 8 mg
- Iron 8 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 233 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 5000 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 2.94 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.88 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 6.72 · vitamin-b6: 0.38 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 37.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 232.8 · vitamin-d: 11.1 · vitamin-e: 1.37 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Liver concentrates vitamins A and B12 and holds more cholesterol than skeletal muscle.
History
Coastal fisheries and markets sold eel whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named liver portions.
Ice, rail and trawler fleets moved eel inland as everyday protein, including named liver portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold eel whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named liver portions.