Meat
Heart
Eland heart is dense lean muscle—slice thin for grill or braise until tender. Meaty, less metallic than liver. Trim vessels and sinew, marinate if grilling, avoid dry leatheriness. Excellent skewered or diced into stews.
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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 7.54 g
- Saturated Fat 3.43 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.45 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.66 g
- Cholesterol 132 mg
- Sodium 57.9 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.2 g
- Water 61.5 g
- Energy 161 kcal
- Water 61.5 g
- Protein 23.2 g
- Fat 7.54 g
- Saturated Fat 3.43 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.45 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.66 g
- Omega-3 0.07 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 254 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 1.48 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 11.7 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 3.87 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.38 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 28.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 188 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.28 mg
- Vitamin K 1.4 µg
- Minerals 401 mg
- Major Minerals 400 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 132 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 1.48 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 11.73 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 3.87 · vitamin-b6: 0.38 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 28.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 187.8 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.28 · vitamin-k: 1.4 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Game ranches portioned eland like beef for local markets. Cooks treated heart of eland as a cut with its own timing and sides.
As eland cookery specialised, heart was portioned and sold ready for the pan. Safari-lodge and nose-to-tail menus featured eland fillet and shank.
Trek and farm cookery dried eland into biltong and pot stews; heart of eland took a named place in that kitchen trade.