Fish
Heart
Ling heart is a small, dense muscular organ with a clean marine flavour when extremely fresh. It needs brief, careful cooking—slice thin and sear, or braise gently—or it turns rubbery. Yield per fish is minimal; hearts are collected when many fish are processed. Use in specialty seafood offal dishes or mince into sauces. Skip if freshness is not absolute.
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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 2.85 g
- Saturated Fat 0.57 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.09 g
- Cholesterol 108 mg
- Sodium 75.8 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.3 g
- Water 75.8 g
- Energy 119 kcal
- Water 75.8 g
- Protein 23.3 g
- Fat 2.85 g
- Saturated Fat 0.57 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.09 g
- Omega-3 0.44 g
- Vitamins 43.1 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.36 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.58 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.33 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.9 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.7 µg
- Vitamin E 0.68 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 483 mg
- Major Minerals 482 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 108 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.36 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.58 · vitamin-b6: 0.33 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.9 · vitamin-d: 1.7 · vitamin-e: 0.68 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Fish hearts were used in coastal home cookery rather than discarded.
Nose-to-tail seafood menus occasionally featured fish heart.