Fish
Roe
Lobster roe (coral when cooked) is the unlaid eggs—black-green raw, bright red when cooked—used to enrich sauces and butters. It is intensely marine and colours preparations coral-pink. Whisk raw coral into warm butter sauces off the heat, or dry-cook gently for garnish. A little goes far; bitterness appears if scorched.
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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 7.36 g
- Saturated Fat 1.04 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.88 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.9 g
- Cholesterol 272 mg
- Sodium 83.1 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22.9 g
- Water 70.3 g
- Energy 160 kcal
- Water 70.3 g
- Protein 22.9 g
- Fat 7.36 g
- Saturated Fat 1.04 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.88 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.9 g
- Omega-3 1.96 g
- Vitamins 42.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.41 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.76 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.8 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.6 µg
- Vitamin E 0.63 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 353 mg
- Major Minerals 351 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 272 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.41 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.76 · vitamin-b6: 0.43 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.8 · vitamin-d: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.63 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Roe packs protein, cholesterol, and often long-chain omega-3s.
History
Lobster coral enriched sauces in French and coastal North Atlantic cookery.
Classical French kitchens codified coral butter and coral-linked sauces.
Restaurant lobster service again highlighted coral when berried females were legally handled per local rules.