Fish
Hard Roe
Salmon hard roe is the firm egg sac—intact membrane full of eggs for salting, smoking, or gentle cooking. Quality sacs feel full and taut; broken membranes leak eggs and need different handling as loose ikura. Cure whole for bottarga-style drying, or pop eggs for soy-cured ikura. Never boil hard; heat should only set or warm. Keep ice-cold from purchase to plate.
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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 13.9 g
- Saturated Fat 3.46 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.15 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6.24 g
- Cholesterol 293 mg
- Sodium 81 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 2.19 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.9 g
- Water 58.1 g
- Energy 229 kcal
- Water 58.1 g
- Carbohydrates 2.19 g
- Protein 23.9 g
- Fat 13.9 g
- Saturated Fat 3.46 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.15 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6.24 g
- Omega-3 2.18 g
- Vitamins 55.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.47 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.78 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.44 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.9 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 12.8 µg
- Vitamin E 1.59 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 424 mg
- Major Minerals 423 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 293 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: 4.47 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.78 · vitamin-b6: 0.44 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.9 · vitamin-d: 12.8 · vitamin-e: 1.59 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Roe packs protein, cholesterol, and often long-chain omega-3s.
History
Hard salmon roe sacs were salted and dried across the North Pacific as a prestige food.
Commercial salmon fisheries packed hard roe for export alongside canned fish.
Ikura and whole-sac cures turned hard salmon roe into a global luxury garnish.