Fish
Head
Paddlefish head yields cheeks, collar meat and stock. Not a boneless convenience cut, but high flavour. Clean gills if bitter, simmer or roast with aromatics, pick meat carefully. Central to many coastal broths. Salt early for large joints, late for delicate leaves and soft fruit.
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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 4.47 g
- Saturated Fat 1.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.03 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.11 g
- Cholesterol 51.8 mg
- Sodium 82 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 17.8 g
- Water 74.9 g
- Energy 117 kcal
- Water 74.9 g
- Protein 17.8 g
- Fat 4.47 g
- Saturated Fat 1.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.03 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.11 g
- Omega-3 0.84 g
- Vitamins 40.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.07 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.71 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11.7 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.58 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 440 mg
- Major Minerals 438 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 51.8 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.07 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.71 · vitamin-b6: 0.4 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11.7 · vitamin-d: 1.5 · vitamin-e: 0.58 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Coastal fisheries and markets sold paddlefish whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named head portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold paddlefish whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named head portions.
Coastal fisheries and markets sold paddlefish whole and in pieces long before industrial freezing, including named head portions.