Fish
Soft Roe
Soft pompano roe (milt) is rarer on menus but can be gently warmed when impeccably fresh. Texture is creamy; flavour is mild-marine. Use only peak-fresh product; soft roe spoils faster than muscle. Not a common retail pack.
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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 7.82 g
- Saturated Fat 2.19 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.13 g
- Cholesterol 272 mg
- Sodium 82.7 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 8.24 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 19.8 g
- Water 62.1 g
- Energy 183 kcal
- Water 62.1 g
- Carbohydrates 8.24 g
- Protein 19.8 g
- Fat 7.82 g
- Saturated Fat 2.19 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.13 g
- Omega-3 1.1 g
- Vitamins 37.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.5 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 10 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.71 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 416 mg
- Major Minerals 415 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 272 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.5 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.61 · vitamin-b6: 0.34 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 10 · vitamin-d: 1.2 · vitamin-e: 0.71 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Roe packs protein, cholesterol, and often long-chain omega-3s.
History
Soft roe from pompano was occasionally used by thrifty coastal cooks.
Nose-to-tail seafood chefs experimented with soft pompano roe in small courses.