Heart

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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Characteristics

Preparations

BraisedFreshSeared

Traits

DenseFreshness CriticalMuscularSmall YieldSpecialty

Nutrition and pairings

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 119

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
Detailed nutrients

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.

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