Fish
Head
Haddock head yields cheeks, collar meat and stock. Not a boneless convenience cut, but high flavour. Clean gills if bitter, simmer or roast with aromatics, pick meat carefully. Central to many coastal broths. Wipe pans of excess fat before deglazing if you want a bright sauce.
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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 16.3 g
- Saturated Fat 6.52 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.52 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.26 g
- Cholesterol 52 mg
- Sodium 78.3 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 29.8 g
- Water 47.6 g
- Energy 266 kcal
- Water 47.6 g
- Protein 29.8 g
- Fat 16.3 g
- Saturated Fat 6.52 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.52 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.26 g
- Omega-3 0.39 g
- Vitamins 41.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.16 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.72 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.41 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.59 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 649 mg
- Major Minerals 647 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 52 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.16 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.72 · vitamin-b6: 0.41 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12 · vitamin-d: 1.5 · vitamin-e: 0.59 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Coastal fisheries and markets sold haddock whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named head portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold haddock whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named head portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold haddock whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named head portions.