Fish
Beard On
Beard-on mussels still carry the byssus threads that anchored them—common on freshly harvested stock. Pull the beard toward the hinge just before cooking. Rinse, debeard, and steam promptly. Beard-on sale often signals fresher, less handled product than long-prepped packs.
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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 5.24 g
- Saturated Fat 0.99 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.94 g
- Cholesterol 52.9 mg
- Sodium 80.2 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 20 g
- Water 69 g
- Energy 132 kcal
- Water 69 g
- Protein 20 g
- Fat 5.24 g
- Saturated Fat 0.99 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.02 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.94 g
- Omega-3 0.78 g
- Vitamins 39.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.82 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.66 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.8 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.4 µg
- Vitamin E 0.54 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
- Minerals 322 mg
- Major Minerals 320 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 52.9 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.82 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.66 · vitamin-b6: 0.37 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.8 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11 · vitamin-d: 1.4 · vitamin-e: 0.54 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·
Minerals
Beard On of Mussel: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Wild mussels were gathered and cooked with beards removed at the fireside.
Market mussels arrived beard-on for households to clean themselves.
Live beard-on mussels remained the quality cue at traditional fishmongers.