Fish
Liver
Nile Perch liver section is cleaned organ for pan or sauce—rich and quick-cooking. Brief heat; balance with acid. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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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 3.64 g
- Saturated Fat 0.72 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.49 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.43 g
- Cholesterol 213 mg
- Sodium 79.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.3 g
- Water 75.3 g
- Energy 118 kcal
- Water 75.3 g
- Protein 21.3 g
- Fat 3.64 g
- Saturated Fat 0.72 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.49 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.43 g
- Omega-3 0.57 g
- Vitamins 5266 mg
- Vitamin A 5000 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 2.71 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.57 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 6.18 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.35 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 34.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 214 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.3 µg
- Vitamin E 0.5 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
- Minerals 307 mg
- Major Minerals 299 mg
- Trace Minerals 8 mg
- Iron 8 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 213 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 5000 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 2.71 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.57 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 6.18 · vitamin-b6: 0.35 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 34.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 213.5 · vitamin-d: 1.3 · vitamin-e: 0.5 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·
Minerals
Liver concentrates vitamins A and B12 and holds more cholesterol than skeletal muscle.
History
Coastal fisheries and markets sold nile perch whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named liver portions.
Ice, rail and trawler fleets moved nile perch inland as everyday protein, including named liver portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold nile perch whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named liver portions.