Fish
Whole
Whole eel is scaled and gutted for roasting, grilling or steaming on the bone—moist and flavourful when not overcooked. seafood with species-specific oiliness and flake. Score thick areas, season the cavity, cook until flesh just flakes. Check eyes and gills for freshness. stop at just-opaque; residual heat finishes the centre. 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 11.2 g
- Saturated Fat 0.96 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.01 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.81 g
- Cholesterol 52.8 mg
- Sodium 83.7 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 20.8 g
- Water 72.7 g
- Energy 207 kcal
- Water 72.7 g
- Protein 20.8 g
- Fat 11.2 g
- Saturated Fat 0.96 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.01 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.81 g
- Omega-3 2.32 g
- Vitamins 51.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.06 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11.7 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 11.6 µg
- Vitamin E 1.43 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 369 mg
- Major Minerals 368 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 52.8 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.06 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.7 · vitamin-b6: 0.4 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11.7 · vitamin-d: 11.6 · vitamin-e: 1.43 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Coastal fisheries and markets sold eel whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named whole portions.
Ice, rail and trawler fleets moved eel inland as everyday protein, including named whole portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold eel whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named whole portions.