Meat
Tail
Kangaroo tail is collagen-rich, sticky after long braising—used in stews and traditional pots. Very lean Australian game is deep red with a clean mineral taste and almost no marbling. Brown, simmer until meat loosens, season the liquor. Modest yield, deep flavour.
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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 6.92 g
- Saturated Fat 3.15 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.16 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.61 g
- Cholesterol 68.4 mg
- Sodium 59.3 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 25.1 g
- Water 59 g
- Energy 163 kcal
- Water 59 g
- Protein 25.1 g
- Fat 6.92 g
- Saturated Fat 3.15 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.16 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.61 g
- Omega-3 0.06 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 40.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 6.45 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 9.1 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.33 mg
- Vitamin K 1.7 µg
- Minerals 387 mg
- Major Minerals 385 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 68.4 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 6.45 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.7 · vitamin-b6: 0.46 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 9.1 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.33 · vitamin-k: 1.7 ·
Minerals
Tail meat is the primary lean muscle in lobster, crayfish, and many fish.
History
Aboriginal Australians hunted kangaroo as a primary protein across the continent; tail of kangaroo took a named place in that kitchen trade.
Commercial kangaroo harvest supplied export lean red meat under regulation. Cooks treated tail of kangaroo as a cut with its own timing and sides.
As kangaroo cookery specialised, tail was portioned and sold ready for the pan. Retail strips, mince and jerky made kangaroo a supermarket game option.